Satur Railway station

Satur சாத்தூர்
Indian Railways station
General information
Other names	Sattur or Saathur
Location	Sattur, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	9°21′28″N 77°55′20″E / 9.35775384723637°N 77.92224675672794°E / 9.35775384723637; 77.92224675672794
Elevation	80 metres (260 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Virudhunagar Junction - Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SRT
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	MaduraiTooltip Madurai railway division
History
Opened	1876 (1876)
Rebuilt	1999 (1999) (from Meter Gauge to Broad Gauge), 2022 (2022) During Double Line
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2022–23	460,639 (per year) 1,262 (per day)
Rank	5
Route map km to Madurai Junction to Manamadurai Junction 0 Virudhunagar Junction toTenkasi Junction 15.4 Tulukapati 17.5 Arjuna River 27.5 28.5 Vaippar River 37.5 Nalli 49.1 Kovilpatti 71.5 Kadambur 85.2 Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction to Tuticorin to Tirunelveli Junction
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Satur railway station (station code: SRT) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It serves Sattur, located in Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2] The station was opened in 1876 and rebuilt in 2022 during the double line project. Historical records confirm that Mahatma Gandhi visited Sattur, located in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, as part of his travels in the state. Considering the railway's importance for travel at that time, his journeys to and from Sattur likely involved the railway station

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹97,777,317 (US$1.2 million) and daily earnings was ₹267,883 (US$3,200). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 460,639 and daily count was 1,262. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 2,431.^[2]

More than 80 train passes through Satur Railway station. 2 minutes halt provide for 57 trains such as 33 Mail/Express Trains, 22 SuperFast Trains, 2 Antyodaya Trains.