Sengottai railway station
Sunset time 12662/12661 Podhigai SF Express ready to start from PF NO. 1
General information
Location	Railway Station Rd, Viswanathapuram,Sengottai,Tenkasi district,Tamil Nadu, 627810 India
Coordinates	8°59′14″N77°14′31″E / 8.9873°N 77.2420°E /8.9873; 77.2420
Elevation	181 m (594 ft)
System	Express train andpassenger train station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Lines	Kollam–Sengottai branch line, Virudunagar–Sengotttai line
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus stand,taxicab stand,auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SCT[1]
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Classification	NSG-5
History
Opened	1901
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2022–23	484,203 (per year) 1,327 (per day)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Bhagavathipuram towards Southern Railway zone Kollam-Chennai Tenkasi Junction towards
Route map Legend km to Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction 0 Tirunelveli Junction toTiruchendur toNagercoil Junction 3 Tirunelveli Town 7 Pettai 19 Cheranmahadevi 22 Karaikkurichi 25 Viravanallur 30 Kallidaikurichi 35 Ambasamudram 41 Kizha Ambur 45 Azhwarkurichi 48 Ravanasamudram 50 Kizhakadaiyam 57 Mettur 62 Pavurchatram 69 Kizha Puliyur to Virudhunagar Junction 72 Tenkasi Junction 80 Sengottai toKollam Junction This diagram: view talk edit Legend km toMadurai Junction toManamadurai Junction 0 Virudhunagar Junction toTirunelveli Junction 13 Sankaralingapuram 22 Tiruttangal 24 Sivakasi 41 Srivilliputtur 53 Rajapalayam 64 Cholapuram 85 Sankarankovil 97 Pamba Kovil Shandy 106 Kadayanallur toTirunelveli Junction 122 Tenkasi Junction 130 Sengottai toKollam Junction Sources:[2][3][4] This diagram: view talk edit
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Sengottai railway station (station code: SCT) is an NSG–5 categoryIndian railway station inMadurai railway division ofSouthern Railway zone.^[5] It servesSengottai, located inTenkasi district of theIndian state ofTamil Nadu.^[6] It lies onKollam–Sengottai branch line andVirudunagar–Sengottai line.^[7] The Kollam–Shencottah railway line is the first railway line in erstwhileTravancore state and is more than a century old. The Kollam–Sengottai section is part of the Kollam–Chennai metre-gauge rail route commissioned by the British during 1904. The line, originallymetre gauge, has been completely converted intobroad gauge.

The Sengottai railway station is in the Southern Railways zone/Madurai division ofIndian Railways and falls on theVirudhunagar toKollam line. The station code is SCT.

The first idea of rail link from Tirunelveli to Kollam which was the trading capital of the Travancore Kingdom was conceived in 1873. The line was sanctioned by the Madras Presidency in 1899 and the survey was completed in 1900. The railway line was built jointly by South Indian railway, Travancore state and Madras Presidency. It was the ruler's desire to create a rail link between Kollam, the then commercial capital of his State and Madras. The meter gauge line from Kollam to Punalur was inaugurated by on 1 June 1904. The Punalur–Sengottai railway line was inaugurated on 26 November 1904. The construction of the metre-gauge rail route between Kollam–Punalur and Punalur–Shenkottai (Ghats section) along the scenic mountain terrain was started in 1873 by the British engineers and was completed in 1902. Travancore rulers in association with the British prepared the plan for the track through the challenging mountain terrain as it involved construction of long arch bridges over steep valleys and tunnels across the rocky mountains ofWestern Ghats.

The first goods train travelled on this route in 1902 and a train carrying its first passengers began its run in 1904. It makes for a thrilling train journey as it passes over five big bridges and hundreds of tiny ones while negotiating mountain streams and valleys. Passengers are also treated to a breath–taking view of the Western Ghats. The train also passes through five tunnels on this stretch, including the one-kilometer long tunnel between Bhagawathipuram and Arayankavu. The station at Punalur was equipped with a locomotive service centre, Parcel and Timber Depot, Train parking bays, Storage Tanks for water and oil, etc. The scenic Punalur–Shencotta railway lies across the Western Ghats, providing a valuable link across the southern states.

The station has four platforms, of which all are functional. It also has six tracks used for passenger andshunting purpose.

The Punalur–Sengottai section is part of the 325 kilometres (202 mi)Kollam–Sengottai–Tenkasi–Tirunelveli–Thiruchendur gauge conversion project and part of the Tenkasi–Virudhunagar trunk route to Chennai at an estimate of₹320 crore (US$38 million). The gauge conversion of the Thiruchendur-Sengottai section has been completed and is open to traffic. InKollam Junction–Shenkottai section the broad gauge conversion is also finished. Now it is serving as the shortest rail-route fromKochi port toTuticorin port. Infrastructure of the station will be changed as proposed in tune with handling demands.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]}

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was₹79,966,250 (US$950,000) and daily earnings was₹219,086 (US$2,600). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 484,203 and daily count was 1,327. The footfall per day was recorded as 2,391.^[6]

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