Kovilpatti | |
Native Name: | Koilpatti |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Other Name: | Covilpatti |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Velayuthapuram Main road, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi district (Tuticorin), Tamil Nadu, |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 9.1826°N 77.8731°W |
Other: | Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand, Frequently Mini Buses |
Structure: | Standard (on ground) |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Parking: | Available |
Electrified: | Yes |
Accessible: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Southern Railway Zone |
Status: | Functioning |
Passengers: | 873,548 (per year) 2,393 (per day) |
Pass Year: | 2022–23 |
Map Type: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
Map Dot Label: | Kovilpatti railway station |
Kovilpatti railway station (station code: CVP) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is serves the city of Thoothukudi, located in Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] The station belongs to the Madurai railway division, a part of Southern Railway Zone.This station was first opened on 01.01.1876[3] along with Madurai junction to Tuticorin section before independence.
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[4]
For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was and daily earnings was . For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 873,548 and daily count was 2,393. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 4,756.