Pattukkottai | |
Type: | Express train, commuter rail, Passenger train and Goods train station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Railway Station Road or Adirampattinam road, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 10.4168°N 79.319°W |
Lines: | Thiruvarur–Karaikudi line –Pattukkottai line (under construction)–Pattukkottai branch line (proposed) |
Other: | auto rickshaw stand |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 3 + 1 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Parking: | Available |
Electrified: | Under process |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Southern Railway zone |
Status: | Active |
Map Dot Label: | Pattukkottai railway station |
Map Type: | India#India Tamil Nadu |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pattukkottai railway station (station code: PKT) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a railway station serving the town of Pattukkottai in Tamil Nadu, India. This station was first opened on 20.10.1902[2] along with muthupettai to pattukottai section before independence. This station located in the thiruvarur -karaikudi section one of the longest stretch in Tiruchirappalli railway division .
After reopening only 4 trains [3]
The station is a focal point of Thiruvarur–Karaikudi line. additionally two New lines via Pattukottai have been approved by Indian Railways. One is Mannargudi–Pattukkottai branch line[4] and the other is Thanjavur Junction–Pattukkottai branch line.[5] [6] These new lines make Pattukottai a junction railway station.