title: Namakkal railway station
text: # Namakkal railway station
  
  Namakkal railway station (station code: NMKL) is a railway station situated in the Town of Namakkal in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The station is an intermediate station on the newly commissioned Salem–Karur line which became operational in May 2013. The Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways operates the station and comes under the Salem railway division.
  
  ## Traffic
  
  The station is a commercial halt for all trains passing through it.
  
  ## History
  
  Hon'ble MP Kulandaivelu demanded this railway line 1979 in Parliament written question.
  
  