Erode Junction railway station

Erode Junction
Railway Station
Erode Junction Railway Station
Location	Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	11°21′00″N 77°44′00″E / 11.35000°N 77.73333°E / 11.35000; 77.73333Coordinates: 11°21′00″N 77°44′00″E / 11.35000°N 77.73333°E / 11.35000; 77.73333
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
Platforms	4
Tracks	12
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Station code	ED
Fare zone	Southern Railway zone
History
Opened	1947
Electrified	Yes

Erode Junction Railway Station (Station Code: ED) is the main railway station serving the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu. Erode Junction is one of the major railway stations in Southern Railway and is located at just  km from Erode Central Bus Terminus. There is an ISO certified diesel locomotive shed and an electric locomotive shed attached with Erode Junction. Erode Junction also had the distinction of being the third cleanest railway junction in India. It is one of the most important and busiest Railway Station in Tamil Nadu. Has a direct continuous water supply from River Cauvery. More than 100 trains halt here for a day.

Lines from Erode Junction

History

The station was established in 1947 and was connected by the first electrified broad gauge link from Chennai Central.

Facilities

The station has 4 platforms for handling passenger trains. The station serves as the hub for water filling facilities, food provision and toilet cleaning to long distance trains. The station has police station, bookshops, restaurants, accommodation facilities, ATMs, toilets and drinking water facility. There are passenger operated inquiry terminals and touch-screen kiosks. The station has split-flap timing boards, electronic display boards and plasma TVs that mention train timings and platform numbers. There is a stand-alone passenger reservation center that functions adjacent to the station.

WAP-4 loco belonging to Electric Loco Shed, Erode

Locomotive Sheds

Erode Junction loco shed is one among the very few stations in India which houses both diesel and electrical locomotives. Erode loco shed currently houses 338 electric and diesel locomotives,^[1] making it one of the largest loco sheds operated by Indian Railways. The ISO certified electric locomotive shed houses 108 WAP-4 locomotives in addition to the WAG-7 electric locomotives. The diesel loco shed set up in 1962, houses over 120 WDM-2 and WDM-3A diesel locomotives. The trains passing through Erode junction often have a long technical halt in order to carry out engine swapping and maintenance checks.

Trains originating

Trains halting

Erode junction handles 58 daily and 107 non daily passing trains.^[3] The following are the trains passing through the station:

New Line

Name Of The Project Year2008-09

Erode-Palani Via Dharapuram,Kangayam

Length in Km 91.05

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