Pudukkottai railway station is a railway station in Pudukkottai town, serving the people of Pudukkottai District in Tamil Nadu. It falls under the operational limits of Madurai Railway Division of the Southern Railway zone. It is a major as well as an important passing station present on the Tiruchirappalli-Karaikkudi railway line.[1] It is under the station category B. The station serves as an alternative rail route to the southern districts of Tamil Nadu.[2]