Karaikal railway station

Karaikal
Karaikal
Indian Railways station
	The Karaikal station entrance
General information
Location	Railway station road, Karaikal
Coordinates	10°55′58″N 79°49′55″E / 10.932701°N 79.831853°E
Elevation	4 metres (13 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways (India)
Operated by	Indian Railways
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Connections	Taxi stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KIK
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Tiruchirappalli
History
Rebuilt	No
Electrified	Yes

Karaikal railway station (station code: KIK) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It is a railway terminus, situated in the city of Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The station is 145 kilometres (90 mi) east of Tiruchirappalli and 300 kilometres (190 mi) from Chennai and connects Karaikal to various parts of the country.^[3]

Location and layout

The railway station is located on Railway station road off the East Coast Road (ECR) and the Karaikal Bypass Road. The Karaikal Bus Station is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away. The nearest airport is Tiruchirappalli International Airport, situated at about 130 kilometres (81 mi) away from the station. Karaikal Port is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Karaikal railway station.

Peralam–Karaikal line

Currently the station is the terminal point on the Tiruchirapalli–Karaikal branch line and has three platforms. Until 1987 there was a 23 km metre-gauge branch line westwards, connecting Karaikal with Peralam, which was later dismantled. Since then there have been persistent demands from various quarters for the revival of this line.^[4]^[5] In June 2019 tenders were floated for the restoration of this route, expecting to complete the project by March 2024.^[6]

Operations

Express trains

No.	Train no.	Origin	Train name
1.	16175/16176	Chennai Egmore	Chennai Egmore–Karaikal Kamban Express
2.	16187/16188	Ernakulam Junction	Tea Garden Express
3.	11017/11018	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Mumbai	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Karaikal Weekly Express

List of passenger trains

No.	Train no.	Origin	Train name
1.	56513/56514	Bengaluru City	(Electronics City) Fast Passenger
2.	56711/76851 56714/76854	Tiruchirappalli Junction	Passenger
3.	06851/06852	Nagore	DEMU Special Passenger
4.	76812/76815	Thanjavur Junction	DEMU Passenger
5.	76813/76818	Velankanni	DEMU Passenger

References

^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
^ "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. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ "Indian Railways Living Atlas". India Rail Info. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
^ "Karaikal-Peralam line survey begins". The Hindu. Karaikal. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ "Committee to study Karaikal–Peralam line project proposal". The Hindu. Karaikal. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ "Revival of Karaikal-Peralam line finally takes shape". The Hindu. Tiruchirappalli. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

External links

Southern Railways

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[stn_code-1] "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

[sr_stn-2] "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. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[3] "Indian Railways Living Atlas". India Rail Info. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

[4] "Karaikal-Peralam line survey begins". The Hindu. Karaikal. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

[5] "Committee to study Karaikal–Peralam line project proposal". The Hindu. Karaikal. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

[6] "Revival of Karaikal-Peralam line finally takes shape". The Hindu. Tiruchirappalli. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

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