Palani railway station

Palani Pazhani
Regional rail and Light rail Station
Photo 1 → Entrance Photo 2 → Single-line electrified station leading towards Dindigul Jn
General information
Location	Railway Station Road, Palani, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	10°27′30″N 77°31′15″E / 10.4583°N 77.5209°E / 10.4583; 77.5209
Elevation	322 metres (1,056 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Palakkad- Madurai
Platforms	3
Tracks	7
Connections	Auto rickshaw stand, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PLNI
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	MaduraiTooltip Madurai railway division
History
Opened	1898
Closed	2008
Electrified	Yes, Single-Line Electrification
Passengers
2022–23	679,352 (per year) 1,891 (per day)  900%
Route map Pollachi–Dindigul branch line Track layout km Palakkad Junction – Podanur Junction 0 Pollachi Junction PGTTooltip Palakkad railway division MDUTooltip Madurai railway division limits 15 Gomangalam 29 Udumalaipettai 41 Maivadi Road 54 Puspattur 63 78 Chatrappatti 86 Oddanchatram 111 Akkaraippatti to Karur Junction to Tiruchirappalli Junction 121 Dindigul Junction to Madurai Junction
Location

Palani Railway Station (station code: PLNI) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It serves the town of Palani, located in Dindigul district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2]

From Palakkad Junction till this station, this line has been converted from single-diesel line to single-electric line. These include stations like Palakkad Town, Minatchipuram, Pollachi Jn, Udumalaipettai and Palani. On 13 September 2022, Palani – Dindigul Junction CRS inspection was conducted and soon this stretch consisting of these stations, Chattrapatti, Oddanchatram and Akkaraipatti will be converted from single-diesel Line to single-electric line, respectively.^[3][4][5]

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹123,339,579 (US$1.5 million) and daily earnings was ₹337,917 (US$4,000). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 679,352 and daily count was 1,861. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 3,912.^[2]