Coimbatore Junction railway station
Coimbatore Junction கோயம்புத்தூர் சந்திப்பு | |
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| Express train, Passenger train and Commuter rail station | |
 Main Entrance of the Station | |
| Location | State Bank Road, Coimbatore, Tamil nadu |
| Coordinates | 10°59′47″N 76°58′02″E / 10.996365°N 76.967222°ECoordinates: 10°59′47″N 76°58′02″E / 10.996365°N 76.967222°E |
| Elevation | 411.2 metres (1,349 ft) |
| Line(s) |
Jolarpettai-Coimbatore line Coimbatore–Shoranur line Coimbatore - Mettupalayam line |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functional |
| Station code | CBE |
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Salem |
| History | |
| Opened | 1861 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 50,000/day |
| Location | |
  Coimbatore Junction Location within Tamil Nadu | |
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Coimbatore Junction, also known as Coimbatore Main, is the primary railway station serving Coimbatore city.
History
Train service in Coimbatore started in 1861, upon the construction of the Podanur – Madras line connecting Kerala and the west coast with the rest of India.[1] Coimbatore lies on the Coimbatore – Shoranur Broad gauge railway line and the city falls under the Salem Division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The major railway station is the Coimbatore Junction which is the second-largest income generating station in the Southern Railway zone after Chennai Central and is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[2][3][4] Other major railway stations catering to the city include Coimbatore North Junction, Podanur Junction and minor stations at Peelamedu, Singanallur, Irugur Junction, Perianaikanpalayam, Madukkarai, Somanur and Sulur.[5][6][7]
Background
It is one of the major train stations in South India and the second busiest and revenue yielding railway station in Tamil Nadu after Chennai Central.[8] It is one of the A1 graded station in the Southern Railway.[9] This station comes under the jurisdiction of Salem division of Southern Railways and contributes to 45% of the revenues of the zone.[10][11] It is one of the top booking stations in India according to Indian Railways.[12]
Suburban stations
The other stations serving Coimbatore include Coimbatore North Junction (CBF), Podanur Junction (PTJ), Irugur Junction (IGU), Madukkarai (MDKI), peelamedu (PLMD), Singanallur (SHI), Sulur (SUU), Perianaikanpalayam (PKU) and Somanur (SNO).[13]
See also
References
- ↑ "IR History – Early days". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Railways in Coimbatore". raac.co.in. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ "Coimbatore Junction neglected". The Hindu. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "Trains to be diverted near Coimbatore". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ "Podanur Junction". Indian Rail Info. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ Palaniappan, V.S. (11 June 2012). "Will Coimbatore's gain be Podanur's loss?". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "India's biggest and most popular railway stations".
- ↑ "‘Facelift for Coimbatore Rly junction soon'". Business Line. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ↑ "Railways in Coimbatore". raac.co.in. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ "Coimbatore Junction neglected". The Hindu. 31 August 2011.
- ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Route KM-Statewise" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
External links
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