Sengottai railway station

Sengottai railway station
Express train and Passenger train station
Sunset time 12662/12661 Podhigai SF Express ready to start from PF NO. 1
General information
Location	Railway Station Rd, Viswanathapuram, Sengottai, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, 627810 India
Coordinates	8°59′14″N 77°14′31″E / 8.9873°N 77.2420°E / 8.9873; 77.2420
Elevation	181 m (594 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Kollam–Sengottai branch line, Virudunagar–Sengotttai line
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SCT[1]
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Classification	NSG-5
History
Opened	1901
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2022–23	484,203 (per year) 1,327 (per day)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Bhagavathipuram towards ? Southern Railway zone Kollam-Chennai Tenkasi Junction towards ?
Route map Legend km to Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction 0 Tirunelveli Junction to Tiruchendur to Nagercoil Junction 3 Tirunelveli Town 7 Pettai 19 Cheranmahadevi 22 Karaikkurichi 25 Viravanallur 30 Kallidaikurichi 35 Ambasamudram 41 Kizha Ambur 45 Azhwarkurichi 48 Ravanasamudram 50 Kizhakadaiyam 57 Mettur 62 Pavurchatram 69 Kizha Puliyur to Virudhunagar Junction 72 Tenkasi Junction 80 Sengottai to Kollam Junction This diagram: view talk edit Legend km to Madurai Junction to Manamadurai Junction 0 Virudhunagar Junction to Tirunelveli Junction 13 Sankaralingapuram 22 Tiruttangal 24 Sivakasi 41 Srivilliputtur 53 Rajapalayam 64 Cholapuram 85 Sankarankovil 97 Pamba Kovil Shandy 106 Kadayanallur to Tirunelveli Junction 122 Tenkasi Junction 130 Sengottai to Kollam Junction Sources: [2][3][4] This diagram: view talk edit
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Sengottai railway station (station code: SCT) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[5] It serves Sengottai, located in Tenkasi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[6] It lies on Kollam–Sengottai branch line and Virudunagar–Sengottai line.^[7] The Kollam–Shencottah railway line is the first railway line in erstwhile Travancore state and is more than a century old. The Kollam–Sengottai section is part of the Kollam–Chennai metre-gauge rail route commissioned by the British during 1904. The line which was metre gauge has been completely converted into broad gauge and train services started.