Sholavandan railway station

10°01′22″N 77°57′55″E / 10.0228°N 77.9654°E / 10.0228; 77.9654ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStation codeSDNPassengers2022–23200,936 (per year)
551 (per day)

Location
Sholavandan railway station Location within India Show map of India Sholavandan railway station Sholavandan railway station (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu

Sholavandan railway station (station code: SDN) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It serves Sholavandan, located in Madurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2]

Location and layout

Sholavandan is located on the left bank of the Vaigai River, sixteen miles north-west of Madurai. Sholavandan railway station is a stop for all passenger trains on the Madurai–Bangalore Express^[3] and the Nellai Express. It follows Samayanallur station on the route to Dindigul from Madurai.^[4]

Lines

The station has two intersecting lines: The BG single line towards the north via Chennai and Bangalore and the BG single line towards the south via Madurai and Kanyakumari.

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹11,994,331 (US$140,000) and daily earnings was ₹32,861 (US$390). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 200,936 and daily count was 551. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 867.^[2]

Projects and development

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.^[5]

See also

• List of railway stations in India

References