Sivakasi railway station

Sivakasi railway station is a railway station in the town of Sivakasi, Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

Sivakasi
Regional rail & Light rail station
Location	Sivakasi, Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	9.4633°N 77.7888°E / 9.4633; 77.7888
Elevation	111 metres (364 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Virudunagar - Sengottai
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Connections	Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SVKS
Zone(s)	Southern Railway Zone
Division(s)	MDU
Route map km to Madurai Junction to Manamadurai Junction 0 Virudhunagar Junction to Tirunelveli Junction 13 Sankaralingapuram 22 Tiruttangal 24 Sivakasi 41 Srivilliputtur 53 Rajapalayam 64 Cholapuram 85 Sankarankovil 97 Pamba Kovil Shandy 106 Kadayanallur to Tirunelveli Junction 122 Tenkasi Junction 130 Sengottai to Kollam Junction
Location
Sivakasi Location within India Show map of India Sivakasi Sivakasi (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu

Jurisdiction

It is belongs to the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.[1] The station code is SVKS.[2]

Line

The station falls on the line between Virudhunagar Junction and Tenkasi Junction[3][4]

Notable places nearby

• Badrakali Amman temple, Sivakasi
• Ninra Narayana Perumal temple
• Ayyanar Falls

References

1. S. Chidambaram (2 December 2013). "Low platforms, roofless shelters irk passengers". The Hindu. Sivakasi. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
2. "System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. p. 1. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
3. "Paucity of staff at Srivilliputtur station". The Hindu. Srivilliputhur. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
4. S. Chidambaram (26 September 2013). "Trail of woes for rail passengers". The Hindu. Virudhunagar. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

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