Sivakasi
Regional rail & Light rail station
General information
LocationSivakasi, Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates9°27′48″N 77°47′20″E / 9.4633°N 77.7888°E / 9.4633; 77.7888
Elevation111 metres (364 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Virudunagar–Tenkasi
Platforms3
Tracks3
ConnectionsTaxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSVKS
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) MDUTooltip Madurai railway division
History
ElectrifiedYes
Route map
km
UpperRight arrow to Manamadurai Junction
Left arrow to Madurai Junction
0
 Virudhunagar Junction Parking
Right arrow to Tirunelveli Junction
NH44-IN.svg NH 44
21.5
 Tiruttangal
24.4
 Sivakasi
41.3
 Srivilliputtur
52.7
 Rajapalayam
85.6
 Sankarankovil
97.3
 Pambakovilshandy
106.4
 Kadayanallur
UpperRight arrow to Tirunelveli Junction
122.4
 Tenkasi Junction Parking
Down arrow to Sengottai
Location
Sivakasi is located in India
Sivakasi
Sivakasi
Location within India
Sivakasi is located in Tamil Nadu
Sivakasi
Sivakasi
Sivakasi (Tamil Nadu)

Sivakasi railway station is a railway station in the City of Sivakasi, the Firecrackers capital of India, in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu.

Jurisdiction

It belongs to the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.[1] The station code is SVKS.[2]

Line

The station falls on the line between Virudhunagar Junction and Tenkasi Junction[3][4]

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ↑ S. Chidambaram (2 December 2013). "Low platforms, roofless shelters irk passengers". The Hindu. Sivakasi. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. p. 1. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Paucity of staff at Srivilliputtur station". The Hindu. Srivilliputhur. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ↑ S. Chidambaram (26 September 2013). "Trail of woes for rail passengers". The Hindu. Virudhunagar. Retrieved 14 July 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.