Rameswaram railway station

Rameswaram இராமேசுவரம் Indian Railway Station
Station statistics
Address	GP Road, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu  India
Coordinates	9°16′55″N 79°18′32″E / 9.282°N 79.309°E / 9.282; 79.309Coordinates: 9°16′55″N 79°18′32″E / 9.282°N 79.309°E / 9.282; 79.309
Elevation	2 metre
Line(s)	Rameswaram-Manamadurai
Connections	Bus stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Platforms	4
Tracks	9
Parking	Yes
Baggage check	Available on important days.
Other information
Electrified	No
Station code	RMM
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Madurai
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operator	Southern Railway
Station status	Functioning

Rameswaram railway station (Tamil:இராமேசுவரம் ரயில் நிலையம்) is a railway station serving the town of Rameswaram located on the Rameswaram Island in the Ramnad district of Tamil Nadu.

It is belongs to the Madurai railway division and is an important terminal of the Southern Railway Zone. Its official code is RMM.

The station links the pilgrim town as well as the rest of the island to the mainland via the highly acclaimed Pamban Rail Bridge.

Location and Layout

The train station is located on the GP Road which is a few seconds drive from the Ramanathasamy Temple and is easily accessible by bus, auto-rickshaws and taxis anywhere from the main town.

The station is one of the oldest in the country, and accommodated trains such as the Sethu Express and the Boatmail, which were two of the most significant and historic trains operated in the region prior to the gauge conversion.

There are 4 platforms and 7 railway tracks and 2 pitlines within the station. Currently, the Rameswaram railway station and the Pamban Junction railway station are the only two train stations in the island excluding the former rail terminus in Dhanushkodi that is no longer in use.The metre-gauge branch line from Pamban Junction to Dhanushkodi was abandoned after it was destroyed in a cyclone in 1964.

Date of Introduction of Trains

• 1914-Feb 24,Boatmail was Introduced between Dhanushkodi-Chennai Egmore which had a ferry service to Colombo.After 1964 Cyclone the service was curailed between RMM-MS and later in 2005 service was suspended due to GC and reintroduced in 2008

• 1980's-In late 1980's Sethu Express was Introduced and after GC it was reintroduced in 2007

• 2007-Rameswaram-Madurai Passenger Trains(3 pairs)

• 2007-Rameswaram-Trichy Passsenger

• 2009-Feb 27,Madurai-Manmad Express was extended to Rameswaram on one side and Okha on other side

• 2009-Dec 21,Rameswaram-Kanyakumari Express

• 2010-May 05,Rameswaram-Varanasi Express

• 2010-May 23, Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar Express

• 2012-Aug 21,Madurai-Tirupati Bi-Weekly Exp was extended to Rameswaram as Tri-Weekly Exp

• 2013-Sep 18,Rameswaram-Coimbatore Express

Services

Rameswaram is a terminal railway station and below is a list of trains that originate from the station.

External links

• Indiarailinfo

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