Point Calimere railway station
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Point Calimere railway station (Tamil: கோடியர்கரை தொடர்வண்டி நிலையம்) 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. [1] 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. [2]
History
Point Calimere railway station was built under British rule to transport salt and goods from the harbor. Later, a railbus was introduced on this route to serve the area's population. Nations second rail bus and south India's second rail bus operated till point Calimere railway station. [3] When India gained independence IN 1947 the line was handed over to the Indian government. [ citation needed ]
References
- ↑ "Mutharasan alleges neglect of delta region by Railways" . The Hindu . 20 May 2019. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
- ↑ "Indian Railways Map – Railway Enquiry" . India Rail Info . Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
- ↑ "Metric Musings [ 2006-07-25 ] by R. Sivaramakrishnan" . IRFCA . Retrieved 14 January 2021 .
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