Rameswaram railway station

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Coordinates9°16′55″N 79°18′32″E / 9.282°N 79.309°E / 9.282; 79.309
Elevation2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Owned byIndian Railways
Rameswaram

RAMESWARAM
Rameswaram Railway Station
General information
LocationGP Road, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates9°16′55″N 79°18′32″E / 9.282°N 79.309°E / 9.282; 79.309
Elevation2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line
Platforms5
Tracks12
ConnectionsBus stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusTemporarily Closed
Station codeRMM[1]
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) MDUTooltip Madurai railway division
History
Opened1906; 119 years ago (1906)
Closed2022 December
Rebuilt31 October 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-31)
ElectrifiedCompleted
Previous namesRameswaram Road
Passengers
2022–231,088,427 (per year)
2,982 (per day)Increase 100.5%
Rank15
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Terminus Southern Railway zone Pamban
towards ?
Location
Rameswaram is located in India
Rameswaram
Rameswaram
Location within India
Rameswaram is located in Tamil Nadu
Rameswaram
Rameswaram
Rameswaram (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 New Pamban Rail Bridge.

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

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 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

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

References

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