Point Calimere railway station

Point Calimere(New Name is now Kodiyakarai)
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationRailway Station Road or State Highway 63, Point Calimere, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10°31′54″N 79°37′48″E / 10.5318°N 79.6301°E / 10.5318; 79.6301
Elevation17 metre
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Thiruvarur JunctionKaraikudi Junction Tiruturaipundi Junction - point Calimere line NagapattinamTiruturaipundi Junction line
Platforms3
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Accessible
Other information
StatusActive
Station codePTC
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) TiruchirapalliTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division
History
Opened1894 (1894)
Rebuilt2019 (2019)
ElectrifiedYes
Route map
km
0
Thiruvarur Junction
5.1
Mangudi
8.9
Mavur road
13.0
Tirunellikaval
15.4
Ammanur
18.4
Alattambadi
21.4
Manali Halt
to Nagapattinam Junction (
under
construction
)
26
Tiruturaipundi Junction
40.3
Tillaivilagam
49.1
Mutupet
63.2
Adiramapattinam
to Nidamangalam Junction (
under
construction
)
75.7
pattukkottai
to Thanjavur Junction (
under
construction
)
87.7
Ottankadu
96.1
Peravurani
110.4
Ayingudi
121.5
Aranthangi
132.4
Valaramanikkam
138.0
Periyakottai
142.5
Kandanur Puduvayal
TPJ MDU Limit
148.7
Karaikudi Junction
Location
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Location in Tamil Nadu
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Location in India

Point Calimere railway station (Tamil: கோடியர்கரை தொடர்வண்டி நிலையம்), now renamed as Kodiyakarai is a terminal railway station belonging to the Southern Railway Zone of the Indian national railway system, in the Tiruchirappalli division. The station is located near to Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary. The station serves the town of Kodiyarkarai, which is located on the Coromandel Coast. The railway station is not in service as its rails are being converted to broad gauge. This station is connected by the Thiruthuraipoondi Junction-Point Calimere railway line, which is also in the midst of a gauge conversion process. Point Calimere railway station lies 44.42 km away from Thiruthuraipoondi junction. The railway line consists of 8 railway stations along its entire Thiruthuraipoondi Junction-Point Calimere stretch, all of which are undergoing broad gauge conversions. Once the conversion is completed, the national railway system will resume rail services for the station.