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Sholavandan railway station

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Sholavandan railway station
General information
Coordinates10°01′22″N 77°57′55″E / 10.0228°N 77.9654°E / 10.0228; 77.9654
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station codeSDN
Passengers
2022–23200,936 (per year)
551 (per day)
Location
Sholavandan railway station is located in India
Sholavandan railway station
Sholavandan railway station
Location within India
Sholavandan railway station is located in Tamil Nadu
Sholavandan railway station
Sholavandan railway station
Sholavandan railway station (Tamil Nadu)

Sholavandan railway station (station code: SDN) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves Sholavandan, located in Madurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2]

Location and layout

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Sholavandan is located on the left bank of the Vaigai River, sixteen miles north-west of Madurai. Sholavandan railway station is a stop for all passenger trains on the Madurai–Bangalore Express[3] and the Nellai Express. It follows Samayanallur station on the route to Dindigul from Madurai.[4]

Lines

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The station has two intersecting lines: The BG single line towards the north via Chennai and Bangalore and the BG single line towards the south via Madurai and Kanyakumari.

Performance and earnings

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For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was 11,994,331 (US$140,000) and daily earnings was 32,861 (US$390). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 200,936 and daily count was 551. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 867.[2]

Projects and development

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It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "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 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Indian Railway Information". Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Indian Government Railway projects". Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.