Rameswaram railway station
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Rameswaram RAMESWARAM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rameswaram Railway Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | GP Road, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°16′55′′N 79°18′32′′E / 9.282°N 79.309°E / 9.282; 79.309 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stand, Auto rickshaw stand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Disabled access | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Temporarily Closed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | RMM[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | MDU Tooltip Madurai railway division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1906; 119 years ago (1906) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 2022 December | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 31 October 2007; 17 years ago (2007年10月31日) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Ongoing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Rameswaram Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–23 | 1,088,427 (per year) 2,982 (per day) Increase 100.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rameswaram is located in Tamil Nadu Rameswaram Rameswaram Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu |
Rameswaram railway terminus (station code: RMM[1] ) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It serves the town of Rameswaram, located in Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[3] The station links the pilgrim town as well as the rest of the island to the mainland via the highly acclaimed Pamban Rail Bridge.
Location and layout
[edit ]The station is one of the oldest in the country, and accommodate trains such as the Sethu Express and the Boatmail Express, which were two of the most significant and historic trains operated in the region prior to the gauge conversion.[citation needed ] There are four platforms, seven railway tracks, and two pitlines within the station. Currently, the Rameswaram railway station and the Pamban railway station are the only two functioning train stations in the island excluding the former rail terminus in Dhanushkodi that is no longer in use. The metre-gauge branch line from Pamban Junction to Dhanushkodi was dismantled after it was destroyed in a cyclone in 1964.
New Railway route in proposal
[edit ]Below New proposals were planned to have a faster travel for the pilgrims who were visiting the holy temple at Rameshwaram from various parts of the nation, the proposed route will benefit the faster connectivity between the state capital Chennai to Rameshwaram Temple via Tiruchirappalli, Karaikudi and Ramanathapuram railway route from the existing route which would take more than 2 hours additional time for the train travel.[4]
Karaikudi-Devakottai-Ramanathapuram new BG line:[6] Reconnaissance Engineering cum Traffic Survey for a new BG line between Karaikkudi and Ramanathapuram via Devakkottai (108 km) was conducted and Survey Report was sent to Railway Board on 30.08.2011. This project was shelved by Railway Board.
Projects and development
[edit ]It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[5]
Performance and earnings
[edit ]For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹370,074,945 (US4ドル.2 million) and daily earnings was ₹1,013,904 (US12,000ドル). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 1,088,427 and daily count was 2,982. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 6,516.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "New Railway Route" (PDF). Indian Railway.
- ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
External links
[edit ]- Rameswaram railway station at the India Rail Info
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