Ramanathapuram railway station (station code: RMD) is an NSGâÂÂ3 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the town of Ramanathapuram, located in Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the junction point for Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli rail routes.
The railway station is located off the Railway Feeder Rd, MSK Nagar, Pasumpon Nagar of Ramanathapuram. The nearest bus depot is located in Ramanathapuram while the nearest airport is situated away in Madurai.
The station is a focal point of the historic main line that connects Chennai with places like , Bhubaneswar, Madurai, Manamadurai, Mayiladuthurai, , , Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Rameswaram, etc.
Karaikudi-Devakottai-Ramanathapuram-Tuticorin new BG line: Reconnaissance Engineering cum Traffic Survey for a new BG line between Karaikkudi and Tuticorin via Devakkottai and Ramanathapuram (214.81 km) was conducted and Survey Report was sent to Railway Board on 30.08.2011. This project was shelved by Railway Board.
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.
For the FY 2022âÂÂ23, the annual earnings of the station was and daily earnings was . For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 734,635 and daily count was 2,013. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 4,151.