Karaikal railway station (station code: KIK) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway terminus, situated in the city of Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The station is east of Tiruchirappalli and from Chennai and connects Karaikal to various parts of the country.
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 away. The nearest airport is Tiruchirappalli International Airport, situated at about away from the station. Karaikal Port is located from Karaikal railway station.
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. In June 2019 tenders were floated for the restoration of this route, expecting to complete the project by March 2024.
Operations
Express trains No. Train no. Origin Train name1.16175/16176Chennai Egmore–Karaikal Kamban Express2.16187/16188Tea Garden Express3.11017/11018Lokmanya Tilak Terminus MumbaiLokmanya Tilak Terminus–Karaikal Weekly Express
List of passenger trains No. Train no. Origin Train name1.56513/56514Bengaluru City (Electronics City) Fast Passenger2.56711/7685156714/76854Passenger3.06851/06852 NagoreDEMU Special Passenger4.76812/76815 DEMU Passenger5.76813/76818 DEMU Passenger
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