Dhanushkodi railway station

Dhanushkodi
Location India
Coordinates 9°10′45″N 79°24′57″E / 9.1793°N 79.4157°E / 9.1793; 79.4157Coordinates: 9°10′45″N 79°24′57″E / 9.1793°N 79.4157°E / 9.1793; 79.4157
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Madurai railway division
Line(s) Pamban–Dhanushkodi branch line
History
Closed December 23, 1964 (1964-12-23) (under reconstruction)
Route map
Legend
Legend
km
Up arrowto Dindigul Junction
0 Madurai Junction
Left arrowto Bodinayakkanur
LowerLeft arrowto Virudhunagar Junction
4 Madurai East
12 Silaiman
21 Tiruppuvanam
32 Tiruppachetti
41 Rajagambiram
UpperRight arrowto Karaikkudi Junction
48 Manamadurai Junction
LowerLeft arrowto Aruppukkottai
58 Sudiyur
72 Paramakudi
92 Sattirakudi
107 Ramanathapuram
116 Valantaravai
127 Uchippuli
131 Pirappanvalasai
141 Mandapam Camp

144 Mandapam

Pamban Bridge
over Palk Strait
Down arrow Pamban Island

151 Pamban Junction
161 Rameswaram
180 Dhanushkodi

Dhanushkodi Railway Station is an abandoned railway station in Tamil Nadu, India. It was abandoned during the 1964 Rameswaram cyclone.[1][2]

It was on the Pamban–Dhanushkodi branch line.

References

  1. Scott, D. J. Water (24 May 2013). "Last station master of Danushkodi passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  2. "The story of Dhanushkodi, a cyclone hit town, where reality coexists with myths, mysteries and miracles". www.indiawaterportal.org. Retrieved 2015-11-11.


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