[citation needed] Swami Vivekananda, on a yatra from Rameswaram, alighted at Kumbakonam station on January 26, 1897, and it was on that day in Kumbakonam that he gave his "Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached" speech to spur the people of the nation.

Gradually, the station came to have several facilities, including water filling for coaches and steam engines to enjoy the status of an important junction.

Due to the strong patronage by the region's passengers and commuters, Kumbakonam has enjoyed "NSG-3" railway station status.

The Thanjavur District Rail Users' Association honoured the Railway officials and conservancy staff for cleanliness front on the occasion.

[5] In 2022, a Nagpur-based technical consultancy was selected to prepare a plan to improve the Kumbakonam station[6] which has been submitted to the Southern Railway Construction Organization in February 2023.