Oddanchatram railway station explained

Oddanchatram
Native Name:ஒட்டன்சத்திரம்
Native Name Lang:ta
Type: Regional rail and Light rail Station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Dindigul-Palani road, Oddanchatram, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu PIN-624619
Country:India
Coordinates:10.4849°N 77.7461°W
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Southern Railway
Platforms:3
Tracks:6
Status:Functioning
Mapframe:yes

Oddanchatram railway station (station code: ODC) is Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves the town of Oddanchatram, located in Dindigul district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2]

Electrification

On 13 September 2022, Palani – Dindigul Junction CRS inspection was conducted and soon this stretch consisting of these stations, Chattrapatti, Oddanchatram and Akkaraipatti will be converted from single-diesel Line to single-electric line, respectively.[3] [4] [5]

Performance and earnings

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 117,255 and daily count was 321. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 614.

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 . 4 . 1 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23 . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 6 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240405104303/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1707457097521-Originating%202022-23.pdf . 5 April 2024 . 1.
  3. News: 2022-09-13 . Inspection of Dindigul - Palani electrified railway line underway . 2022-09-13 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: Johnbosco . Arockiaraj . September 13, 2022 . Speed trial held on electrified Dindigul – Palani railway line Madurai News - Times of India . 2022-09-14 . The Times of India . en.
  5. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2022-09-22 . Railways to run trains via Pollachi, Dindigul from September 24 . 2022-09-22 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.