Usilampatti
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	State Highway 154, Usilampatti, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	9°58′16″N 77°47′34″E / 9.9711°N 77.7928°E / 9.9711; 77.7928
Elevation	216 metres (709 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway
Line(s)	Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	USLP
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
History
Opened	20 November 1928 (1928-11-20)
Closed	1942–1954 2011–2020
Rebuilt	23 January 2020 (2020-01-23)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Sikkampatti Halt towards ? Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line Doddappanayakkanur Halt towards ?
Route map Legend km to Dindigul Junction 0 Madurai Junction to Manamadurai Junction to Virudhunagar Junction Nagamalai 12.45 Vadapalanji Karumathur Sikkampatti 36.73 Usilampatti Doddappanayakkanur 57.60 Andipatti Vallandhi Road to Dindigul Junction 74.91 Teni Junction to Kumily Boothipuram 89.63 Bodinayakkanur
Location
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Usilampatti is a railway station on Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line. It is located in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu state, India. The station consists of two platforms, which are not well sheltered.^[1]

Location

Usilampatti railway station serves Usilampatti town in Madurai district. It pertains to Madurai railway division, part of Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways.

History

Usilampatti railway station was inaugurated together with the Madurai–Bodinayakkanur 90 km branch line in 20 November 1928 (1928-11-20) as metre-gauge railway by the Madras Provincial revenue member Norman Marjoribanks.^[2] Later in 1942, during the Second World War, the line was closed and the tracks were removed. After India's Independence, between 1953 and 1954, the track was restored.^[3]

The Madurai–Bodinayakkanur line was sanctioned for gauge conversion, from metre gauge (1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)) to broad gauge (1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)). It was closed on 1 of January 2011,^[2] expecting to reopen it by 2012,^[3] but due to lack of funds, the project advanced at very slow pace. Finally, on 23 of January 2020, the first stretch between Madurai Junction and Usilampatti (37 km) was inaugurated, after passing the inspection of the Commission of Railway Safety.^[4]

Services

As of January 2020, there are no train services.^[5] According to the Madurai Member of the Parliament, S. Venkatesan, the train will run to Usilampatti by the end of February 2020, and by April, up to the terminus at Bodinayakkanur, when is expected to complete the gauge conversion works on the branch line.^[6][7]

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