Sivaganga railway station

Sivaganga
Express train, Passenger train and Commuter rail station
General information
Location	Sentamil Nagar, Railway Station Road, Sivaganga, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	9°51′20″N 78°30′03″E / 9.8556382°N 78.5009328°E / 9.8556382; 78.5009328
Elevation	103.5 metres (340 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Manamadurai–Karaikudi line
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Connections	Auto rickshaw stand, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SVGA
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
History
Opened	1 July 1930 (1930-07-01)[citation needed]
Rebuilt	2008 (2008)[citation needed]
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2022–23	349,352 (per year) 957 (per day)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Melakonakulam towards ? Southern Railway zone Manamadurai–Karaikudi line Panagudi towards ?
Route map Legend km to Golden Rock to Tiruchirappalli Fort Goods Shed Road 0 Tiruchirappalli Junction NH 83 to Tiruchi Junction rail yard to Dindigul Junction TPJTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division MDUTooltip Madurai railway division limits Crawford overpass NH 38 Udayanpatti Road Mayanur Barge Canal Avur Road 13 Kumaramangalam Rasipuram Road 22 Thondaimanallur Viralimala Road NH 336 Killukottai Road 29 Keeranur Odumvampatti Road 30 Kulathur 36 Narthamalai 42 Vellanur overpass SH 71 53 Pudukkottai NH 36 59 Namanasamudram 69 Tirumayam 79 Chettinad 84 Kottaiyur SH 29 to Aranthangi 90 Karaikkudi Junction Thenaaru River 95 Devakottai Road NH 536 Pambar River SH 29 108 Kallal 125 Panangudi 127 Nattrasankottai 132 Sivaganga NH 85 SH 34 142 Melakkonnakkulam NH 36 151 Manamadurai East Vaigai River to Madurai Junction 153 Manamadurai Junction to Aruppukkottai to Rameswaram
Location
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Sivaganga railway station (station code: SVGA) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It serves Sivaganga, located in Sivaganga district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2]

History[edit]

History of this station goes back to British Rule. This station served as a Terminal Railway Station of Manamadurai - Sivagangai Branch Line.^[3][4] Later new railway line was built between Trichinopoly (now Tiruchirappalli) to Pudukkottai for goods transport. In order to establish a direct rail link in-between Sivagangai to Tiruchirappalli railway line was established via Karaikudi.^[5] Later Aranthangi Tiruvarur line was extended until Karaikudi from Aranthangi in order ease movement of goods to Nagapattinam Port. So it made Karaikudi as a Junction. Sivagangai is the oldest stations in Tiruchirappalli Manamadurai Section.

Location and layout[edit]

The Sivaganga railway station is located at the outskirt of Sivagangai town.^[6] The train station falls on the Manamadurai–Karaikudi broad-gauge line.

Performance and earnings[edit]

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹38,610,816 (US$480,000) and daily earnings was ₹105,783 (US$1,300). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 349,352 and daily count was 957. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 1,839.^[2]

See also[edit]

• Sethu Express
• Boat Mail
• Silambu Express
• Manamadurai Junction
• Karaikkudi Junction

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Sivaganga railway station at the India Rail Info