Dhanushkodi railway station

9°10′45″N 79°24′57″E / 9.1793°N 79.4157°E / 9.1793; 79.4157Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byMadurai railway divisionLine(s)Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch lineDistance15 kilometres (9.3 mi)Platforms2Tracks3Train operatorsSouthern RailwayConnectionsBus, AutoConstructionStructure typeon ground stationParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesOther informationStation codeDNSKDI Zone(s) Southern Railway Division(s) MaduraiFare zoneSouthern RailwayHistoryClosed23 December 1964; 59 years ago (1964-12-23)

Route map

Legend km to Dindigul Junction 0 Madurai Junction to Bodinayakkanur to Virudhunagar Junction Tirupparankuram overpass SH 32 SH 195 4 Madurai East NH 38 Silaiman Bypass 12 Silaiman Silaiman Bypass Tiruppuvanam Bypass 21 Tiruppuvanam Tiruppuvanam Bypass 32 Tiruppachetti 41 Rajagambiram NH 87 to Karaikkudi Junction 48 Manamadurai Junction to Virudhunagar Junction 58 Sudiyur NH 87 NH 87 SH 29 72 Paramakudi Paramakudi Canal NH 87 92 Sattirakudi 107 Ramanathapuram SH 49 NH 32 116 Valantaravai 127 Uchippuli NH 87 131 Pirappanvalasai Pillaimadam 141 Mandapam Camp 144 Mandapam Pamban Bridge over Palk Strait Rameswaram Island   NH 87 151 Pamban Junction 168 Towards Dhanushkodi Terminal Branch out of service to Dhanushkodi ( under construction ) 161 Rameswaram Line end This diagram: view talk edit

Location
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Dhanushkodi railway station is an abandoned railway station in Tamil Nadu, India. It was abandoned during the 1964 Rameswaram cyclone.^[1][2] It is one of the two branch lines gets diverted from Pamban Junction one is Pamban Junction–Rameswaram Branch line and the other is Pamban Junction–Dhanushkodi Branch line. A train called Boat mail went from Madras(now Chennai) Egmore Station to Ceylon(now Sri Lanka) with a halt at Dhanushkodi station. It was the prime and most economic way to reach Ceylon.^[3][4][5]

In December 23, 1964, the 1964 Rameswaram cyclone had struck the town of Dhanushkodi. The town was submerged and both lines of the station got destroyed in that cyclone. At the same time Pamban - Dhanushkodi Train(Train No. 653) overturned at the Pamban bridge killing 200 passengers of the train. Immediately after the cyclone, Rameswaram branch line was constructed and opened to traffic but Dhanushkodi branch line was left abandoned.

As of now Madurai railway division maintained the station till its operation in 1964. It had 2 platforms, 3 tracks and are now left with open remnants left to see for tourists visiting Dhanushkodi.

• Dhanushkodi railway station at the India Rail Info