| Erode Junction Indian Railway Station |
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| Station statistics | ||
| Address | Erode, Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Lines | 5 | |
| Structure | Elevated | |
| Platforms | 4 | |
| Tracks | 12 | |
| Parking | Available | |
| Bicycle facilities | Not Available | |
| Baggage check | Available | |
| Other information | ||
| Opened | 1947 | |
| Electrified | Yes | |
| Code | ED | |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | |
| Fare zone | Indian Railways | |
| Services | ||
| ATM, Baggage Room, Dormitory/Retiring Rooms Refreshment, Waiting Room |
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Erode Junction Railway Station is the main railway station in the City of Erode, in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, located at 3 km from Erode Central Bus Terminus at Swastik Circle.
There is a diesel locomotive shed and an electric locomotive shed for Erode Junction. It is one of the most important railway stations in India. The station code is ED.
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| Line No. | Towards | Passing through Station | Type / Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem Junction | Sankari Durg | Broad, Electrified - Double Track |
| 2 | Coimbatore Junction | Tiruppur | Broad, Electrified - Double Track |
| 3 | Trichy Junction | Karur | Broad, Single Track |
| 4 | Mysore Junction | Gobichettipalayam, Sathyamangalam, Chamraj Nagar | Not complete - Under Survey |
| 5 | Dindigul Junction | Dharapuram, Palani | Not complete - Under Survey |
| 6 | SPB Paper Factory | Electric LOCO Shed | Broad - for Goods |
| 7 | SIPCOT - SEZ(Perundurai) | Diesel LOCO Shed | Broad - for Goods |
It has state of the art technology in electrification and was the first electrified link from Chennai with broad gauge conversion.
It also serves as the hub for water filling facilities, food provision and toilet cleaning to all long distance trains that run along the length and breadth of the country via Erode. The station is well connected by buses round the clock.
And there is one Local Town Bus stop in the Railway Junction Campus for City Buses all round the entire city.
There are Five local railway stations in the city.
| Sl No. | Station Name | Station Code |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erode Junction | ED |
| 2 | Erode Town | EDT |
| 3 | Cauvery Railway Station | CV |
| 4 | SPB Colony | SPB |
| 5 | Solar | SLR |
| Train No. | Name | Type | Availability | Origin | Destination | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16669/70 | Yercaud Express | Express | Daily | Erode Junction | Chennai Central | Salem Junction, Katpadi Junction |
| 66 | Local | Passenger | Daily | Erode Junction | Coimbatore Junction | Tirupur |
| 6611 | Fast | Passenger | Daily | Erode Junction | Palakkad Junction | Tirupur, Coimbatore |
| 668 | Fast | Passenger | Daily | Erode Junction | Tiruchirapalli Junction | Karur |
| 6608 | Local | Passenger | Daily | Erode Junction | Jolarpet Junction | Salem Junction, Tirupattur |
| 6678 | Local | Passenger | Daily | Erode Junction | Tirunelveli Junction | Madurai Junction |
| 66718 | Local | Passenger | Daily | Erode Junction | Shencottah Junction | Madurai Junction |
Erode Junction is the junction point between the trains passing towards West/East of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Karnataka with 4 platforms and it one of the busiest railway junctions where many trains [1] passing through.
Please visit the IR website to know the details of all the trains passing through ED. http://www.indianrail.gov.in
Electric LOCO Shed
It is proud to achieve the status of ISO certification for its best service by the Electric loco shed and the WAP model electric locomotives (which can been seen on almost all state running electric engines marked as WAP-ERODE both in English and Hindi).
Diesel LOCO Shed
The Diesel Loco Shed at Erode houses over 120 Diesel-Electric locomotives. It was set up in 1962 and is one of the premier locomotive maintenance sheds in the country. The ISO 9001 certified shed maintains locomotives which haul important trains up to Kanniyakumari, Trivandrum, Madurai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mysore, Mumbai, Rajkot, Pune, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur etc. The Erode Railway Junction has three branches leading to Karur, Coimbatore and Salem.