Tamil Nadu
Salem district
Mettur

Mettur Dam railway station

Mettur Dam railway station is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station situated in , in the Indian state of .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Mettur Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mettur Dam and Mettur Thermal Power Station.

Dam
Photo: Vvenka1, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The is one of the largest dams in India and also the largest in Tamil Nadu, located across the river Kaveri where it enters the plains. Built in 1934, it took nine years to complete. is situated 2 km west of Mettur Dam railway station.

Power station
The is a coal-fired electric power station located in Salem district of . It is operated by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited. is situated 3½ km south of Mettur Dam railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mettur and Nangavalli.

Town
Photo: Sar kumar a, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an industrial and tourist town located in the in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the which is the largest dam in south India. is situated 3 km southwest of Mettur Dam railway station.

Village
is a panchayat town in Mettur taluk of in the Indian state of . It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of 8.13 km2, it had a population of 10,809 individuals as per the 2011 census. is situated 9 km southeast of Mettur Dam railway station.

Village
Photo: Rskrss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a panchayat town in Mettur taluk of in the Indian state of . It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of 5.2 km2, it had a population of 7,130 individuals as per the 2011 census. is situated 9 km southeast of Mettur Dam railway station.

Mettur Dam railway station

Latitude
11.80491° or 11° 48′ 18″ north
Longitude
77.82304° or 77° 49′ 23″ east
Operator
SR
Network
IR
Open location code
7J3VRR3F+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4529895413
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q24950380
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In Other Languages

From French to Telugu—“Mettur Dam railway station” goes by many names.
  • French: “Barrage de Mettur”
  • Hindi: “मेत्तुर डेम रेलवे स्टेशन”
  • Santali: “ᱢᱮᱴᱩᱨ ᱫᱚᱢ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
  • Tamil: “மேட்டூர் அணை இரயில் நிலையம்”
  • Tamil: “மேட்டூர் அணை தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
  • Telugu: “మెట్టూరు డ్యాం రైల్వే స్టేషను”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mettur RS and Mettur FIre and Rescue Dept..

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