Kovilpatti railway station

Kovilpatti railway station (station code: CVP) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is serves the city of Thoothukudi, located in Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The station belongs to the Madurai railway division, a part of Southern Railway Zone.This station was first opened on 01.01.1876 along with Madurai junction to Tuticorin section before independence.

Projects and development
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.

Performance and earnings
For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was inr 224378641 and daily earnings was inr 614736. For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 873,548 and daily count was 2,393. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 4,756.