Rajapalayam railway station is a railway station
serving the town of
Rajapalayam
Rajapalayam () is a City in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the largest municipality in the Virudhunagar district. Rajapalayam is located in the Madurai to Quilon National Highway at a distance of 562 km south to the state capita ...
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 opened on 30.06.1927
along with Virudhunagar jn - Tenkasi Jn as Metre Gauge railway station. early 2000 this section closed for gauge conversion and reopened as BG version of Virudhunagar Jn - Rajapalayam section opened for Traffic on 2003.
The station is a part of the Madurai railway division of the
Southern Railway zone and connects the city to various parts of the state as well as the rest of the country.
Location and layout
The railway station is located off the Railway Feeder Road of Rajapalayam. The nearest bus depot is located in
Rajapalayam
Rajapalayam () is a City in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the largest municipality in the Virudhunagar district. Rajapalayam is located in the Madurai to Quilon National Highway at a distance of 562 km south to the state capita ...
while the nearest airport is situated away in
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
.
Lines
The station is part of the line that connects
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
with places like
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
,
Tiruchirapalli
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 bein ...
.
* BG single line towards North
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
via
Virudhunagar.
* BG single line towards West
Kollam via
Tenkasi
Tenkasi is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu,Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the ...
.
Services
*There is one daily night train (Pothigai superfast express) and one evening daily express from kollam Via Rajapalayam,Madurai to chennai. and A tri weekly express train (Silambu express) from Sengottai via Rajapalayam, Manamadurai to Chennai
*There is a daily passenger train service to Mayiladuturai jn originating from Sengottai.
*There are two daily passenger train service to Madurai jn originating from Sengottai.
References
External links
*
Madurai railway division
Railway stations in Virudhunagar district
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