Karaikal railway station (station code: KIK) is a railway terminus, situated in the town of Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The station is Template:Convert east of Tiruchirappalli and Template:Convert from Chennai and connects Karaikal to various parts of the country.[1]
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 Template:Convert away. The nearest airport is Tiruchirappalli International Airport, situated at about Template:Convert away from the station. Karaikal Port is located Template:Convert from Karaikal railway station.
Peralam–Karaikal line
Template:See also 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.[2][3] In June 2019 tenders were floated for the restoration of this route, expecting to complete the project by March 2021.[4]
Operations
Express trains
| No. | Train no. | Origin | Train name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16175/16176 | Template:Stnlnk | Chennai Egmore–Karaikal Kamban Express |
| 2. | 16187/16188 | Template:Stnlnk | 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 |
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| 3. | 06851/06852 | Nagore | DEMU Special Passenger |
| 4. | 76812/76815 | Template:Stnlnk | DEMU Passenger |
| 5. | 76813/76818 | Template:Stnlnk | DEMU Passenger |
References
- ↑ Indian Railways Living Atlas. India Rail Info. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ Karaikal-Peralam line survey begins. The Hindu(15 March 2013).
- ↑ Committee to study Karaikal–Peralam line project proposal. The Hindu(26 April 2013).
- ↑ Revival of Karaikal-Peralam line finally takes shape. The Hindu(1 June 2019).