Peravurani railway station is a railway station serving the town of
Peravurani
Peravurani is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Peravurani Taluk and Peravurani (State Assembly Constituency). It is declared as Selection Grade Town Panchay ...
in
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
, India.
This station was first opened on 31.12.1903
along with Pattukottai to Aranthangi section before independence. This station located in the thiruvarur -karaikudi section one of the longest stretch in
Tiruchirappalli railway division
Tiruchirappalli railway division () is one of the six railway divisions of Southern Railway zone (SR) of India. It has its administrative headquarters located at Tiruchirappalli. It serves most of the districts of delta region and Central Tami ...
.
Background
The railway station is located just within the town. It was connected to towards north and towards south. The station was initially built with
metre-gauge
Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.
The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, la ...
infrastructure and had three passenger services daily with one express and two passenger trains. The nearest bus services were available at
Peravurani
Peravurani is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Peravurani Taluk and Peravurani (State Assembly Constituency). It is declared as Selection Grade Town Panchay ...
town while the nearest airport is situated away at
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bei ...
.
Trains
After reopening only 4 trains Runs on this section. and only two trains
stopped in this station. People of Peravurani Demand to stop 20683/20684 TBM-SCT-TBM SF EXPRESS (TRI WEEKLY) at Peravurani and more daily trains via this station.
current running trains are
06197/06198 TVR-KKDI-TVR EXPRESS (WEEKLY SIX DAYS)
06035/06036 ERS-VLNK EXPRESS (WEEKLY)
References
External links
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Trichy railway division
Railway stations in Thanjavur district
Railway stations in India opened in 1903
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