Ramanathapuram | |
Native Name: | Ramanad |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Railway Feeder Rd, MSK Nagar, Pasumpon Nagar, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, Pincode-623501. |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 9.3596°N 78.8288°W |
Line: | Manamadurai–Rameswaram line |
Other: | Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 3 |
Parking: | Yes |
Rebuilt: | 2007;12 years ago |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Southern Railway zone |
Status: | Functioning |
Passengers: | 734,635 (per year) 2,013 (per day) |
Pass Year: | 2022–23 |
Map Type: | Tamil Nadu#India |
Map Dot Label: | Ramanathapuram |
Map State: | collapsed |
Ramanathapuram railway station (station code: RMD) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves the town of Ramanathapuram, located in Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] It is the junction point for Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli rail routes.[3]
The railway station is located off the Railway Feeder Rd, MSK Nagar, Pasumpon Nagar of Ramanathapuram. The nearest bus depot is located in Ramanathapuram while the nearest airport is situated away in Madurai.
The station is a focal point of the historic main line that connects Chennai with places like, Bhubaneswar, Madurai, Manamadurai, Mayiladuthurai,,, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Rameswaram, etc.
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[6]
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 734,635 and daily count was 2,013. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 4,151.