Madurai East railway station

Madurai East railway station
Madurai East railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Kamarajapuram Road, Kamarajapuram, Balarangapuram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu; India
Coordinates	9°54′33″N 78°08′05″E / 9.9091°N 78.1346°E
Elevation	135 metres (443 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Madurai railway division
Line(s)	Rameswaram–Manamadurai line
Platforms	1
Tracks	3
Connections	Auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MES
Fare zone	Southern Railway
History
Electrified	No
Previous names	Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Passengers
2022–23	62,160 per year ; 170 per day

Madurai East railway station (station code:MES) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It serves Madurai, located in Madurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2]^[3]

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹2,427,795 (US$28,000) and daily earnings was ₹6,651 (US$78). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 62,160 and daily count was 170. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 259.^[2]

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. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "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 System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.