Devakottai Road railway station explained

Devakottai Road railway station
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:NH210, Devakottai Road, Rastha, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
Country:India
Coordinates:8.458°N 78.7885°W
Line:KaraikudiManamadurai line
Other:Auto stand
Elevation:135m (443feet)
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Platform:1
Tracks:3
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Electrified:Yes
Code:DKO
Owned:Indian Railways
Zone:Southern Railway
Operator:Madurai railway division
Status:Functioning
Former:Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway

Devakottai Road railway station (station code:DKO) is an NSG6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is located in southern suburb of Karaikudi Municipal Corporation, serves Devakottai and southern suburban parts of Karaikudi in Sivaganga district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Since this station comes under the Karaikudi LPA area, Karaikudi Chamber of commerce is requesting the board to improvise the developments of Devakottai Station and to continue the survey for new track works towards Ramanathapuram. [2] [3]

List of Trains stopping in Devakottai Road Railway Station

1. Coimbatore - Rameswaram Express

2. Silambu SF Express (PT)

3. Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram Express (PT)

4. Tiruchchirappalli - Rameswaram Express (UnReserved)

5. Virudunagar - Karaikkudi DEMU

6. Rameswaram - Bhubaneswar Weekly SF Express (PT)

7. Rameswaram - Tiruchchirappalli Express (UnReserved)

8. Karaikkudi - Virudunagar DEMU

9. Bhubaneswar - Rameswaram Weekly SF Express (PT)

10. Rameswaram - Chennai Egmore Express (PT)

11. Silambu SF Express (PT)

12. Rameswaram - Coimbatore Express

13. Sethu SF Express (PT)

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 29 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 21 . 1 April 2023.
  2. Web site: News about Improvements in the DKO station .
  3. Web site: SR plans to introduce new railway routes .