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Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India

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Rameswaram

General information

Location

GP Road, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
India

Coordinates

9°16′55″N 79°18′32″E / 9.282°N 79.309°E / 9.282; 79.309

Elevation

2 metres (6 ft 7 in)

Owned by

Indian Railways

Operated by

Southern Railway

Line(s)

Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line

Platforms

Tracks

Connections

Bus stand, Auto rickshaw stand

Construction

Structure type

Standard (on ground station)

Parking

Yes

Accessible

Other information

Status

Temporarily Closed

Station code

RMM

Zone(s)

Southern Railway zone

Division(s)

MDUTooltip Madurai railway division

History

Opened

1906; 119 years ago (1906)

Rebuilt

31 October 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-31)

Electrified

Ongoing

Passengers

2022–23

1,088,427 (per year)
2,982 (per day)

Services

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Terminus		Southern Railway zone Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line		Pambantowards ?

Route map

Legend

to Dindigul Junction

Madurai Junction

to Bodinayakkanur

to Virudhunagar Junction

Tirupparankuram overpass

SH 32

SH 195

Madurai East

NH 38

Silaiman Bypass

Silaiman

Silaiman Bypass

Tiruppuvanam Bypass

Tiruppuvanam

Tiruppuvanam Bypass

Tiruppachetti

Rajagambiram

NH 87

to Karaikkudi Junction

Manamadurai Junction

to Virudhunagar Junction

Sudiyur

NH 87

SH 29

Paramakudi

Paramakudi Canal

NH 87

Sattirakudi

107

Ramanathapuram

SH 49

NH 32

116

Valantaravai

127

Uchippuli

NH 87

131

Pirappanvalasai

Pillaimadam

141

Mandapam Camp

144

Mandapam

Pamban Bridge

over Palk Strait

Rameswaram Island

NH 87

151

Pamban Junction

168

Towards Dhanushkodi Terminal Branch out of service

to Dhanushkodi (
under
construction
)

161

Rameswaram

Line end

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Location
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Rameswaram railway terminus (station code: RMM) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the town of Rameswaram, located in Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The station links the pilgrim town as well as the rest of the island to the mainland via the highly acclaimed Pamban Rail Bridge.

Location and layout

The station is one of the oldest in the country, and accommodate trains such as the Sethu Express and the Boatmail Express, which were two of the most significant and historic trains operated in the region prior to the gauge conversion. There are four platforms, seven railway tracks, and two pitlines within the station. Currently, the Rameswaram railway station and the Pamban railway station are the only two functioning train stations in the island excluding the former rail terminus in Dhanushkodi that is no longer in use. The metre-gauge branch line from Pamban Junction to Dhanushkodi was dismantled after it was destroyed in a cyclone in 1964.

New Railway route in proposal

Below New proposals were planned to have a faster travel for the pilgrims who were visiting the holy temple at Rameshwaram from various parts of the nation, the proposed route will benefit the faster connectivity between the state capital Chennai to Rameshwaram Temple via Tiruchirappalli, Karaikudi and Ramanathapuram railway route from the existing route which would take more than 2 hours additional time for the train travel.

Karaikudi-Devakottai-Ramanathapuram new BG line: Reconnaissance Engineering cum Traffic Survey for a new BG line between Karaikkudi and Ramanathapuram via Devakkottai (108 km) was conducted and Survey Report was sent to Railway Board on 30.08.2011. This project was shelved by Railway Board.

Projects and development

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹370,074,945 (US$4.3 million) and daily earnings was ₹1,013,904 (US$12,000). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 1,088,427 and daily count was 2,982. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 6,516.

References

^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 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. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^ "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 5 April 2024.
"New Railway Route" (PDF). Indian Railway.
"AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

External links

Rameswaram railway station at the India Rail Info

Railway stations in Tamil Nadu

North Line	Chennai Beach Moore Market Complex Royapuram Basin Bridge Washermanpet Korukkupet Tondiarpet V. O. C. Nagar Tiruvottiyur Wimco Nagar Kathivakkam Ennore Athipattu Pudhunagar Athipattu Nandiambakkam Minjur Ponneri Kavaraipettai Gummidipoondi Elavur Arambakkam
South Line	Chennai Beach Chennai Fort Chennai Park Chennai Egmore Chetput Nungambakkam Kodambakkam Mambalam Saidapet Guindy St. Thomas Mount Pazhavanthangal Meenambakkam Tirusulam Pallavaram Chromepet Tambaram Sanatorium Tambaram Perungalathur Vandalur Urapakkam Guduvancheri Potheri Kattangulathur Maraimalai Nagar Singaperumal Koil Paranur Chengalpattu Junction
West Line	Chennai Beach Moore Market Complex Royapuram Basin Bridge Washermanpet Vyasarpadi Jeeva Perambur Perambur Carriage Works Perambur Loco Works Villivakkam Korattur Pattaravakkam Ambattur Thirumullaivoyal Annanur Avadi Hindu College Pattabiram Pattabiram East Depot Pattabiram West Nemilichery Thirunindravur Veppampattu Sevvapet Road Putlur Tiruvallur Senji Panambakkam Arakkonam Junction Katpadi Junction Jolarpettai Junction
West South Line	Walajah Road Vellore Cantonment
South West Line	Palur Kanchipuram
West North Line	Tiruttani

MRTS

Madurai

Karaikudi	Karaikudi Junction Devakottai Road Kottaiyur Kandanur Puduvayal Chettinad Periyakottai

Madurai	Madurai Junction Madurai East Tirupparankundram Samayanallur Sholavandan

Coimbatore	Coimbatore Junction Coimbatore North Junction Ettimadai Irugur Junction Karamadai Kinathukadavu Madukkarai Peelamedu Periyanaickenpalayam Podanur Junction Singanallur Somanur Sulur Road Thudiyalur

Tiruchirappalli	Golden Rock Lalgudi Srirangam Tiruchirappalli Fort Tiruchchirappalli Junction Tiruchirappalli Palakkarai Tiruchirappalli Town

South Western Railway

Bangalore	Dharmapuri Hosur Kelamangalam Palakkodu Rayakottai

Chennai Metro

Blue Line	Wimco Nagar Depot Wimco Nagar Tiruvottriyur Tiruvottriyur Theradi Kaladipet Tollgate New Washermanpet Tondiarpet Sir Theagaraya College Washermanpet Mannadi High Court Chennai Central Government Estate LIC Thousand Lights AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Saidapet Little Mount Guindy Alandur Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai Airport
Green Line	Chennai Central Egmore Nehru Park Kilpauk Medical College Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Koyambedu CMBT Vadapalani Ashok Nagar Ekkattuthangal Alandur St. Thomas Mount

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