Oddanchatram railway station

Oddanchatram ஒட்டன்சத்திரம்
Regional rail and Light rail Station
General information
Location	Dindigul-Palani road, Oddanchatram, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu PIN-624619 India
Coordinates	10°29′05.8″N77°44′45.9″E / 10.484944°N 77.746083°E / 10.484944; 77.746083
Elevation	300 metres (980 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	ODC
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai Tooltip Madurai railway division
Location

v t e Pollachi–Dindigul branch line
Legend
Track layout
km Palakkad Junction – Podanur Junction 0 Pollachi Junction PGT Tooltip Palakkad railway division MDU Tooltip Madurai railway division limits 15 Gomangalam 29 Udumalaipettai 41 Maivadi Road 54 Puspattur 63 Palani 78 Chatrappatti 86 Oddanchatram 111 Akkaraippatti to Karur Junction to Tiruchirappalli Junction 121 Dindigul Junction to Madurai Junction

Oddanchatram railway station (station code: ODC) is an Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. ^[1] It serves the town of Oddanchatram, located in Dindigul district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ^[2]

Electrification

On 13 September 2022, Palani – Dindigul Junction CRS inspection was conducted and soon this stretch consisting of these stations, Chattrapatti, Oddanchatram and Akkaraipatti will be converted from single-diesel Line to single-electric line, respectively. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹22,134,316 (US$260,000) and daily earnings was ₹60,642 (US$720). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 117,255 and daily count was 321. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 614. ^[2]

References

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. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
2. "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 6 April 2024.
3. "Inspection of Dindigul - Palani electrified railway line underway". The Hindu. 13 September 2022. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 13 September 2022.
4. Johnbosco, Arockiaraj (13 September 2022). "Speed trial held on electrified Dindigul – Palani railway line | Madurai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
5. "Railways to run trains via Pollachi, Dindigul from September 24". The Hindu. 22 September 2022. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 22 September 2022.