Point Calimere railway station (Tamil: கோடியர்கரை தொடர்வண்டி நிலையம்) is a terminal railway station belonging to the Southern Railway Zone of the Indian national railway system, in the Tiruchirappalli division. The station is located near to Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary. The station serves the town of Kodiyarkarai, which is located on the Coromandel Coast. The railway station is not in service as its rails are being converted to broad gauge. This station is connected by the Thiruthuraipoondi Junction-Point Calimere railway line, which is also in the midst of a gauge conversion process.[1] Point Calimere railway station lies 44.42 km away from Thiruthuraipoondi junction. The railway line consists of 8 railway stations along its entire Thiruthuraipoondi Junction-Point Calimere stretch, all of which are undergoing broad gauge conversions. Once the conversion is completed, the national railway system will resume rail services for the station.[2]
Point Calimere railway station was built under British rule to transport salt and goods from the harbor. Later, a railbus was introduced on this route to serve the area's population. Nations second rail bus and south India's second rail bus operated till point Calimere railway station.[3] When India gained independence IN 1947 the line was handed over to the Indian government.[citation needed]
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^"Mutharasan alleges neglect of delta region by Railways". The Hindu. 20 May 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^"Indian Railways Map – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^"Metric Musings [2006-07-25] by R. Sivaramakrishnan". IRFCA. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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point, calimere, railway, station, tamil, யர, கர, டர, வண, யம, terminal, railway, station, belonging, southern, railway, zone, indian, national, railway, system, tiruchirappalli, division, station, located, near, point, calimere, wildlife, bird, sanctuary, stat. Point Calimere railway station Tamil க ட யர கர த டர வண ட ந ல யம is a terminal railway station belonging to the Southern Railway Zone of the Indian national railway system in the Tiruchirappalli division The station is located near to Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary The station serves the town of Kodiyarkarai which is located on the Coromandel Coast The railway station is not in service as its rails are being converted to broad gauge This station is connected by the Thiruthuraipoondi Junction Point Calimere railway line which is also in the midst of a gauge conversion process 1 Point Calimere railway station lies 44 42 km away from Thiruthuraipoondi junction The railway line consists of 8 railway stations along its entire Thiruthuraipoondi Junction Point Calimere stretch all of which are undergoing broad gauge conversions Once the conversion is completed the national railway system will resume rail services for the station 2 Point CalimereIndian Railways stationGeneral informationLocationRailway Station Road or State Highway 63 Point Calimere Nagapattinam Tamil NaduIndiaCoordinates10 31 54 N 79 37 48 E 10 5318 N 79 6301 E 10 5318 79 6301Elevation17 metreOwned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern RailwayLine s Thiruvarur Junction Karaikudi Junction Tiruturaipundi Junction point Calimere line Nagapattinam Tiruturaipundi Junction linePlatforms3Tracks5ConnectionsBus stand taxicab stand auto rickshaw standConstructionStructure typeStandard on ground station ParkingYesAccessibleOther informationStatusActiveStation codePTCZone s Southern RailwayDivision s TiruchirapalliTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway divisionHistoryOpened1894 130 years ago 1894 Rebuilt2019 5 years ago 2019 ElectrifiedYesRoute mapLegend km to Mayiladuthurai Junction to Nidamangalam Junction to Nagapattinam Junction 0 Thiruvarur Junction 5 1 Mangudi 8 9 Mavur road 13 0 Tirunellikaval 15 4 Ammanur 18 4 Alattambadi 21 4 Manali Halt to Nagapattinam Junction underconstruction 26 Tiruturaipundi Junction to Point Calimere 40 3 Tillaivilagam 49 1 Mutupet 63 2 Adiramapattinam to Nidamangalam Junction underconstruction 75 7 pattukkottai to Thanjavur Junction underconstruction 87 7 Ottankadu 96 1 Peravurani 110 4 Ayingudi 121 5 Aranthangi 132 4 Valaramanikkam 138 0 Periyakottai 142 5 Kandanur Puduvayal TPJ MDU Limit to Tiruchchirappalli Junction 148 7 Karaikudi Junction to Manamadurai Junction This diagram viewtalkeditLocationThiruthuraipoondi JunctionLocation in Tamil NaduShow map of Tamil NaduThiruthuraipoondi JunctionLocation in IndiaShow map of IndiaHistory editPoint Calimere railway station was built under British rule to transport salt and goods from the harbor Later a railbus was introduced on this route to serve the area s population Nations second rail bus and south India s second rail bus operated till point Calimere railway station 3 When India gained independence IN 1947 the line was handed over to the Indian government citation needed References edit Mutharasan alleges neglect of delta region by Railways The Hindu 20 May 2019 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 20 November 2020 Indian Railways Map Railway Enquiry India Rail Info Retrieved 20 November 2020 Metric Musings 2006 07 25 by R Sivaramakrishnan IRFCA Retrieved 14 January 2021 nbsp This article about a railway station in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Point Calimere railway station amp oldid 1192073642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
