Sengottai railway station
Sengottai railway station (station code: SCT) is a railway station serving the town of Sengottai in Tamil Nadu, India.
Sengottai railway station | |||||||||||
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 Sunsetting time 12662/12661 Podhigai SF Express ready to start from PF NO. 1 | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Station Rd, Viswanathapuram, Sengottai, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, Pincode-627810 India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8.9873°N 77.2420°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 181 m (594 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kollam–Sengottai branch line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | SCT[1] | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Madurai | ||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
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  Sengottai railway station Location in Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||
The station is a part of the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone and connects the city to various parts of the state as well as the rest of the country.vie The station lies on the century-old Quilon–Madras rail line built during the British Raj[2]
Location and layout
The railway station is located off the Railway Station Rd, Viswanathapuram of Sengottai. The nearest bus depot is located in Sengottai while the nearest airport is situated 110 kilometres (68 mi) away in Thiruvananthapuram.
Trains from/via Sengottai
Express trains
- 12661/12662 – Sengottai–Chennai Egmore Pothigai Superfast Express Daily service via Madurai Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction and Viluppuram Junction
- 16181/16182 – Sengottai–Chennai Egmore Silambu Express Tri-weekly service (Tue,Thurs,Sun) via Manamadurai Junction, Karaikkudi Junction and Tiruchirappalli Junction
- 16161/16102 – Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express
- 16791/16792 – Palaruvi Express Tirunelveli Junction–Palakkad Junction Daily service via Sengottai, Punalur, Kollam Junction, Ernakulam Town & Thrissur
- 06015 – Ernakulam Junction–Velankanni Weekly Special Express (Sat) via Kottayam, Kollam Junction, Punalur, Sengottai, Virudhunagar, Karaikkudi & Tiruchirappalli Junction
Passenger trains to Tirunelveli
- 56796 – Sengottai–Tirunelveli Passenger
- 56798 – Sengottai–Tirunelveli Passenger
- 56800 – Sengottai–Tirunelveli Passenger
- 56802 – Sengottai–Tirunelveli Passenger
Passenger trains to Madurai
- 56732 – Sengottai–Madurai Passenger
- 56734 – Sengottai–Madurai Passenger
- 56736 – Sengottai–Madurai Passenger
Passenger trains to Kollam
- 56335 – Sengottai–Kollam Junction Passenger
References
- "Sengottai Railway Station". Mustseeindia. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- "Kollam–Sengottai train service likely from May". The Hindu. Kozhikode. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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