Kovilpatti railway station (station code: CVP) is a

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connecting the city of

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in the Indian state of

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. The station belongs to the Madurai railway division, a part of Southern Railway Zone.

Railway lines

Background

The town already existed before 1876. Kovilpatti was a water stop for steam engines after the introduction of the Southern Railways, and the establishment of

textile mill Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...

s like Loyal Textiles (1891) and

Lakshmi Mills Lakshmi Mills Company is a major textile yarn and cloth manufacturer in Coimbatore, India. The company was established by G.Kuppuswamy Naidu in 1910. It has two composite textile units in Coimbatore: Avinashi Road and Palladam and one in Kovi ...

Ltd (1926) fueled the economic growth of the town. Kovilpatti railway station is located at 9.17°N , 77.87°E. It has an average elevation of 106 metres (347 feet). Located 100 km south of Madurai, 55 km north of Tirunelveli and 60 km north-west of Tuticorin, Kovilpatti is situated on National Highway No. 44 NH 44, which connects Srinagar in the north and Kanyakumari in the south.

Categorisation

Kovilpatti Railway station falls under the Madurai railway division.

ATM Facilities

ATM Facilities inside Kovilpatti railway station campus 1.Near entrance (State Bank of India ATM) 2. Entrance rightside (reach 10m) (Tamilnadu Merchantile Bank ATM)

Nearest tourist attractions

* Tiruchendur temple & beach * Coutrallam waterfalls * Thoothukudi sea * Papanasam waterfalls, Karaiyar dam * Hare Island

References

External links

* Railway stations in Thoothukudi district Madurai railway division {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub