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Sivakasi railway station

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Sivakasi
Regional rail & Light rail station
General information
LocationSivakasi, Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates9°27′48″N 77°47′20″E / 9.4633°N 77.7888°E / 9.4633; 77.7888
Elevation111 metres (364 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Virudunagar–Tenkasi
Platforms3
Tracks3
ConnectionsTaxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSVKS
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) MDUTooltip Madurai railway division
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2022–23438,850 (per year)
1,202 (per day)
Route map
km
Up arrow
Right arrow
0
Virudhunagar Junction
Down arrow
13
Sankaralingapuram
22
Tiruttangal
24
Sivakasi
41
Srivilliputtur
53
Rajapalayam
64
Cholapuram
85
Sankarankovil
97
Pamba Kovil Shandy
106
Kadayanallur
Up arrow
122
Tenkasi Junction
130
Sengottai
Down arrow
Sources: [1][2][3]
Location
Sivakasi is located in India
Sivakasi
Sivakasi
Location within India
Sivakasi is located in Tamil Nadu
Sivakasi
Sivakasi
Sivakasi (Tamil Nadu)

Sivakasi railway station (station code: SVKS) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[4] It serves Sivakasi, located in Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[5]

Jurisdiction

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It belongs to the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.[6] The station code is SVKS.[7]

Line

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The station falls on the line between Virudhunagar Junction and Tenkasi Junction[8][9]

Performance and earnings

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For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was 72,992,876 (US$870,000) and daily earnings was 199,980 (US$2,400). 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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Google Maps
  2. ^ National Train Enquiry System
  3. ^ Train No:56731 MDU–SCT Passenger
  4. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  6. ^ S. Chidambaram (2 December 2013). "Low platforms, roofless shelters irk passengers". The Hindu. Sivakasi. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  7. ^ "System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. p. 1. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Paucity of staff at Srivilliputtur station". The Hindu. Srivilliputhur. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  9. ^ S. Chidambaram (26 September 2013). "Trail of woes for rail passengers". The Hindu. Virudhunagar. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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