Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line

(Redirected from Pamban Junction to Dhanushkodi Branch Line) Railway line in India

Train Passing on Pamban bridge lies on Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line

Overview

Status

Operating

Owner

Indian Railways

Termini

Website

www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in

Service

Type

Express train
Passenger train

Operator(s)

Southern Railway zone

Technical

Line length

161 km (100 mi)

Number of tracks

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Old gauge

1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Loading gauge

4,725 mm × 3,660 mm (15 ft 6.0 in × 12 ft 0.1 in) (BG)

Electrification

Ongoing

Operating speed

50 km/h (31 mph)80 km/h (50 mph)

Route map

Legend

to Dindigul Junction

Madurai Junction

to Bodinayakkanur

to Virudhunagar Junction

Tirupparankuram overpass

SH 32

SH 195

Madurai East

NH 38

Silaiman Bypass

Silaiman

Silaiman Bypass

Tiruppuvanam Bypass

Tiruppuvanam

Tiruppuvanam Bypass

Tiruppachetti

Rajagambiram

NH 87

to Karaikkudi Junction

Manamadurai Junction

to Virudhunagar Junction

Sudiyur

NH 87

SH 29

Paramakudi

Paramakudi Canal

NH 87

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:

The Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line is a branch railway line in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The line starts at Manamadurai and ends at Rameswaram.

History

The Madras Railway laid the metre gauge lines viz. Manamadurai–Mandapam line in 1902, Mandapam–Pamban line in 1914, Pamban–Rameswaram line in 1906 and Pamban–Dhanushkodi line in 1908.

During 1964 Rameshwaram Cyclone, the Pamban–Dhanushkodi section was completely damaged and was dismantled afterwards and was never rebuilt by Indian railways. This is because of the declarement of dhanushkodi as 'The Ghost Town' by madras(chennai) government.

The Madurai–Manamadurai–Rameshwaram section was entirely converted to broad gauge in 2006.

Future

There are plans to build a rail-cum-road bridge or tunnel from India to Sri Lanka. It would be built via Rameshwaram or Dhanushkodi.

Funds has been allocated for the reconstruction of Dhanushkodi Railway Line.

References

J S Mundrey (2010). Railway Track Engineering (Fourth ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-07-068012-8. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
^ "Southern Railways - Madurai railway division" (PDF). Southern Railways, India. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
"Explained: A new line". The Indian Express. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
"Mythic link to Lanka may become a reality". www.mydigitalfc.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
"New railway projects in Tamil Nadu ignored: MP". The Hindu. 3 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

External links

Southern Railways - Official Website

Railways in Southern India

Authority

Railway companies

Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Mysore State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway South Indian Railway Company Southern Mahratta Railway

Zones and divisions

East Coast	Waltair
South Central	Guntakal Guntur Hyderabad Secunderabad Vijayawada
Southern	Chennai Madurai Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
South Western	Bangalore Hubli Mysore

Workshops

Depots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Diesel Loco	Coonoor Erode Ernakulam Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Hubli Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Tondiarpet Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Chennai–Howrah Chennai–Gudur Gudur–Vijayawada Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road Chennai–New Delhi Chennai–Mumbai Renigunta–Guntakal Guntakal–Solapur
Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hassan Bangalore–Hubli Bangalore–Mysore Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chamarajanagar–Mysore Chennai–Thanjavur Cochin–Shoranur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Guntur–Vijayawada Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram Kazipet–Vijayawada Konkan Railway Kirandul–Kothavalasa Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mangalore–Shoranur Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nallapadu–Nandyal Nallapadu–Pagidipalli Nandyal–Guntakal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Nidadavolu–Vijayawada Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Dhone Secunderabad–Manmad Secunderabad–Nagpur Tenali–Repalle Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram
Mountain	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Defunct	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains

Stations

Major	Arakkonam Jn. Chengalpattu Jn. Bengaluru KSR Bengaluru Yesvantpur Jn. Chennai Avadi Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Coimbatore Jn. Ernakulam Jn. Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Secunderabad Jn. Katpadi Jn. Kollam Jn. Kozhikode Madurai Jn. Mysuru Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central Thrissur Tirupati Tiruvallur Vijayawada Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn.

Suburban and metro

Operational

Suburban	Chennai Suburban Chennai MRTS Hyderabad MMTS
Metro	Chennai Metro Kochi Metro Hyderabad Metro Namma Metro

Proposed

Railway companies

Accidents
and incidents

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