Kodai road is a railway station in

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state, India, lying between

Dindigul Dindigul, also spelt Thindukkal (), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Dindigul district. Dindigul is located southwest from the state capital, Chennai, away from Tiruchirappalli, away ...

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at . It is formally listed as Kodaikanal Road (railway station code KQN).

History

In 1875, the Great Southern of India Railway Co. extended its line from

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Tirunelveli Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tami ...

and a train station named Kodai Road was built near Ammaianayakkanur village, to facilitate visits to the then new

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Kodaikanal Kodaikanal () is a hill station which is located in Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its name in the Tamil language means "The Gift of the Forest". Kodaikanal is referred to as the "Princess of Hill stations" and has a long ...

.Kodaikanal Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply
Historical Moments
, 2005 It has been operated by the Southern Railway Zone of the

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since 1951. Once upon a time, it acted as a Junction railway station. The line was existed during the period of 1920 to 1930. This line goes through Nilakottai, Periyakulam, , Cumbum, Kumily lower camp. It had several branch lines one from Periyakulam to Kodaikanal foothills, and the other one from Teni to Kottagudi via Bodi Nayakkanur, Kurangani(Just located 5 km distance from Topslip Station where

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line ends). But later this line was dematerialized due to unknown reasons. The map of this line is found in Imperial Gazetter of India.

Transfer point

Kodai Road continues to serve as the rail to bus transfer point for passengers going to the now popular tourist destination of Kodaikanal, about 2 hours distant via the SH-156 Ghat Road. It also serves the nearby village of Kolinchipatti. This village is famous for flowers. Among the approximately 30 trains per day that serve Kodai Road is the

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, which runs between

Chennai Egmore Chennai Egmore, formerly known as Madras Egmore, also known as Chennai Elumbur (station code: MS), is a railway station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Situated in the neighborhood of Egmore, it is one of the four intercity railway terminals in t ...

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Business hub

This station is also a business hub with retail shops open for 24 hours day. It is on the National Highway 7, which is heavily used by lorry traffic in this festival celebrated by Different Community Pillai(Mudaliar-Some other Sub division), Mukulathor (Kallar – Maravar-Agarmudiar), Konar, Chettiar, Schedule Caste also. It is a great function for all the castes; per day one Caste doing the arrangements. content to be removed (Caste Discriminated Scenario) Final 3 day common for all Maavilaku, Manjal neeral aadal, Urimaram, Theichatti, Paalkudam, Pongal, Kidavettu. Every day Muthu Marriamman will come in different Charat with different costume.

External links

Kodai road train schedule

References

Railway stations in India opened in 1875 Railway stations in Dindigul district Madurai railway division {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub

History

Transfer point

Business hub

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