Bodinayakkanur railway station

Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India

10°00′39″N 77°20′46″E / 10.0109°N 77.3460°E / 10.0109; 77.3460Elevation348 metres (1,142 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern RailwayLine(s)Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch linePlatforms2Tracks3ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableAccessible

Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBDNK Zone(s) Southern Railway Division(s) MaduraiFare zoneSouthern RailwayHistoryOpened1909 (1909)Closed1915–1928
1942–1954
2011 – 2023Rebuilt2023ElectrifiedYesServices3 A DAY

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Boothipuram Halt towards ?		Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line		Terminus

Route map

Legend

				km

					to Dindigul Junction
				0	Madurai Junction
					to Manamadurai Junction
					to Virudhunagar Junction
					Nagamalai
				12.45	Vadapalanji
					Karumathur
					Sikkampatti
				36.73	Usilampatti
					Doddappanayakkanur
				57.60	Andipatti
					Vallandhi Road
					to Dindigul Junction

				74.91	Teni Junction
					to Kumily
					Boothipuram
				89.63	Bodinayakkanur

Location
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Bodinayakkanur railway station (station code:BDNK) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It is a railway station on Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line, serving the town of Bodinayakkanur in Tamil Nadu state, India.^[2]^[3]

History

Teni Junction railway station was inaugurated in 1909 as a Light railway line (610mm), later that line was closed due to World War I in 1915. Later Bodinayakkanur railway station was inaugurated together with the Madurai–Bodinayakkanur 90 km branch line in 20 November 1928 (1928-11-20) as narrow-gauge railway (762mm) by the Madras Provincial revenue member Norman Marjoribanks.^[4] Later in 1942, during the Second World War, the line was closed and the tracks were removed. After India's Independence, between 1953 and 1954, the track was restored.^[5]

The Madurai–Bodinayakkanur line was sanctioned for gauge conversion, from metre-gauge (1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)) to broad-gauge (1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)). It was closed on 1 January 2011,^[4] expecting to reopen it by 2012,^[5] but due to lack of funds, the project advanced at very slow pace. Finally, on 23 January 2020, the first stretch between Madurai Junction and Usilampatti (37 km) was inaugurated, after passing the inspection of the Commission of Railway Safety.^[6] The remaining 53 km Usilampatti–Bodinayakkanur section is expected to reopen in April 2020.^[7]^[8]

During 1909 a narrow-gauge railway line existed between Kodaikanal Road railway station to Kumily Lower Camp via Nilakottai, Periyakulam, Theni, Cumbum. It had several branch lines in-between Periyakulam to Kodaikanal foothills and theni to Kottagudi. Near Kottagudi, the Kundala Valley Railway line's Topslip railway station is present at a distance of 5 km. This railway line had been closed due to World War I as well as due to poor patronage.^[9]

The current railway line alignment between Theni railway station to Bodinayakkanur railway station follows the same alignment of the old railway line alignment which is existed during 1910 between Theni to Kottagudi branch railway line. The new railway line is constructed from Theni to Madurai Junction later in 1928 as Madurai – Bodinayakkanur branch line, now this line is exist and is currently under gauge conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge. The old railway line from Kodaikanal Road to Kumily is dismantled due to World War I as well as poor patronage.^[10]

Location and layout

The railway station is located off the Railway Station Road in Suburaj Nagar, Bodinayakkanur. The nearest bus depot is located in Bodinayakkanur while the nearest airport is Madurai Airport, situated 87 kilometres (54 mi) away in Madurai.

Lines

The station is the terminus of Madurai–Bodinayakkanur line. Currently it is converted from metre gauge to broad gauge. The metre-gauge tracks have already been removed.

References

^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "Madurai Division Map" (PDF). www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in.
^ ^a ^b "மதுரை -போடி ரயில் போக்குவரத்து இன்றுடன் நிறுத்தம்" [Madurai–Bodi rail transport to stop today]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). Madurai. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b S. Vijay Kumar (14 March 2008). "Metre gauge to become history". The Hindu (in Tamil). Madurai. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ "Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Circle inspecting the newly laid Madurai-Usilampatti Broad Gauge section today - 23.01.2020 @RailMinIndia @GMSRailway". Madurai. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020 – via Twitter.
^ "மதுரை – உசிலம்பட்டி ரயில் சேவை தொடங்குவது எப்போது?: சு.வெங்கடேசன் எம்.பி கேள்விக்கு கோட்ட மேலாளர் பதில்" [Madurai-Usilampatti rail service to start?: Divisional Manager answers to MP S. Venkatesan question]. The Hindu (Tamil) (in Tamil). Madurai. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
^ "Speed trials held on converted railway line to Usilampatti". The Times of India. Madurai. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ "Mysteries of a Defunct Ropeway". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ "1909 Imperial Gazette Railways of India".

External links

4797/ Bodinayakkanur at the India Rail Info

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