Karaikudi Junction railway station


Karaikkudi Junction railway station is a junction is a major rail head located in Karaikkudi town, serving the people of Sivaganga District in Tamil Nadu.

Overview

The station was constructed as a part of – railway line during the 1930s. Being a junction station, three rail lines emerge from the station, one towards, another to Thiruthuraipoondi junction and the third and final one.

Administration

It falls under the operational limits of Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone and it is a major as well as an important passing station present on the Tiruchirappalli- Manamadurai railway line.

Services

is well connected with the capital city Chennai. Most of the trains bound to Chennai, Manamadurai, Rameswaram and Kanyakumari from Tiruchirappalli passes through this station, with every trains have a stoppage here for a minimum of 5–10 minutes.
Madurai-Melur-Tirupattur-Karaikudi New BG Line: As sanctioned by Railway Board in the year 2007–08, Survey was taken & the report has been submitted to Railway Board on 29/07/2008. Then updating survey was sanctioned in the year 2013-14 and the survey report was submitted to Railway board on 27/11/2014. Railway Board has shelved the proposal at present. Decision of Railway Board is awaited.