The wreckage of the Rameswaram-Dhanushkodi passenger train, which was hit by the cyclone and tidal waves that struck the area on Dec. 22, lies half submerged here. More than 115 people died in the area-wide calamity 1964.12.31 (UPI Radiophoto)

The locomotive in the picture is B Class 4-6-0 No. 31376 built by North British.

Date: 2012-08-25
Owner: Harsh Vardhan
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The remains of the Railway Station at Dhanushkodi is still there.
Posted by Shravanth Vasisht on 2012 Aug 30 11:22:14 +0100
Most available info on the web refer to the ill fated train as the #653 Pamban-Dhanushkodi passenger train that met with its end, while waiting to enter the Dhanushkodi station on the night of Dec 22, 1964.
Posted by Manohar Natarajan on 2012 Aug 28 09:57:06 +0100
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Before the cyclone, Madras - Dhanushkodi was the mainline and Pamban - Rameswaram was the branch line with stopping passenger trains only with the sole exception of a through train running up to Madurai Jn. In the 1955 and 1958 timetables, the two...
Posted by Harsh Vardhan on 2012 Aug 28 06:16:31 +0100
Pamban - Dhanushkodi. The line to RMM branched off at PBM.
Posted by Aravind S on 2012 Aug 27 13:40:39 +0100
Rameswaram - Dhanushkodi OR Pamban - Dhanushkodi OR Dhanushkodi - Pamban? The question arises again.
Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2012 Aug 27 04:19:18 +0100
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