Sivakasi railway station explained

Sivakasi
Type:Regional rail & Light rail station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Sivakasi, Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu
Country:India
Coordinates:9.4633°N 77.7888°W
Map Type:India#India Tamil Nadu
Line:Virudunagar–Tenkasi
Other: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:438,850 (per year)
1,202 (per day)
Pass Year:2022–23

Sivakasi railway station (station code: SVKS) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves Sivakasi, located in Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2]

Jurisdiction

It belongs to the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.[3] The station code is SVKS.[4]

Line

The station falls on the line between and [5] [6]

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 438,850 and daily count was 1,202. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 2,235.

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 . 28 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 . 9 . 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: S. Chidambaram. Low platforms, roofless shelters irk passengers. 14 July 2016. The Hindu. 2 December 2013. Sivakasi.
  4. Web site: System Map. Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. 14 July 2016. 1. PDF.
  5. News: Paucity of staff at Srivilliputtur station. 14 July 2016. The Hindu. 13 December 2013. Srivilliputhur.
  6. News: S. Chidambaram. Trail of woes for rail passengers. 14 July 2016. The Hindu. 26 September 2013. Virudhunagar.