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Karaikal railway station
Railway terminus in Karaikal, Puducherry, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karaikal railway station (station code: KIK) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It is a railway terminus, situated in the city of Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The station is 145 kilometres (90 mi) east of Tiruchirappalli and 300 kilometres (190 mi) from Chennai and connects Karaikal to various parts of the country.[3]
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Location and layout
The railway station is located on Railway station road off the East Coast Road (ECR) and the Karaikal Bypass Road. The Karaikal Bus Station is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away. The nearest airport is Tiruchirappalli International Airport, situated at about 130 kilometres (81 mi) away from the station. Karaikal Port is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Karaikal railway station.
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Peralam–Karaikal line
Currently the station is the terminal point on the Tiruchirapalli–Karaikal branch line and has three platforms. Until 1987 there was a 23 km metre-gauge branch line westwards, connecting Karaikal with Peralam, which was later dismantled. Since then there have been persistent demands from various quarters for the revival of this line.[4][5] In June 2019 tenders were floated for the restoration of this route, expecting to complete the project by March 2024.[6]
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List of passenger trains
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