Rajapalayam | |
Type: | Express train and Passenger train station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Railway Feeder Road, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, Pincode-626117. |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 9.4522°N 77.5604°W |
Line: | Virudhunagar Junction - Tenkasi Junction |
Other: | Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 3 |
Parking: | Yes |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Southern Railway zone |
Status: | Functioning |
Passengers: | 605,484 (per year) 1,659 (per day) |
Pass Year: | 2022–23 |
Map Type: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
Map Dot Label: | Rajapalayam |
Rajapalayam railway station (station code: RJPM) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves Rajapalayam, located in Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu..[2] This station was commissioned on 30 June 1927.[3]
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 605,484 and daily count was 1,659. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 3,114.
The station is part of the line that connects Chennai with places like Madurai, Tiruchirapalli.