Periyakottai railway station

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Periyakottai railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationKaraikudi-Aranthangi Road, Periyakottai, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates 8°27′04″N78°48′44″E / 8.4512°N 78.8122°E / 8.4512; 78.8122
Elevation135 metres (443 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Madurai railway division
Line(s) MayiladuthuraiKaraikudi line
Platforms1
Tracks3
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePYK
Fare zone Southern Railway
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous names Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway

Periyakottai railway station (station code:PYK) is an HG-2 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [1] It serves Periyakottai and surrounding areas, [2] located in north eastern suburb of Karaikudi Municipal Corporation in Sivaganga district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [3]

List of trains stopping at Periyakottai Railway Station

1. Karaikudi-Tiruvarur Passenger

2. Tiruvarur-Karaikudi Passenger

  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. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. "Periyakottai station updates".
  3. "Trains for Chettinad Station".

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