Erode Junction railway station

Erode Junction ஈரோடு சந்திப்பு
Express train, Passenger train, Commuter rail and Goods 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
Elevation	183 metres (600 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Erode-Tiruchirappalli 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	1862 (1862)
Electrified	Yes, 1988
Route map Legend Jolarpettai–Shoranur line km km Chennai-Bangalore line 0 Jolarpettai 8 Tirupattur 12 Molakarampatti to Bangalore City Yeshvantapur 229 19 Kagankarai to Hubli Lottegallohalli 225 25 Kunnathur Hebbal 222 Banaswadi 210 31 Samalpatti Chennai Central- Bangalore City line Belandur Road 197 39 Dasampatti Karmelaram 194 Heelalige 183 Ponnaiyar River National Highway 7 Anekal Road 173 48 Dodampatti Tamil Nadu Karnataka border Hosur 158 55 Morappur Kelamangalam 144 Periyanaga Thunai 135 61 Thonganur Rayakottai 119 Marandahalli 101 68 Buddireddippati Palakkodu 89 Hosur-Erode Road 78 Bommidi Dharmapuri 66 National Highway 7 88 Lokur Sivadi 55 Muttampatti 47 97 Danishpet Toppur 35 National Highway 7 104 Tinapatti Karuvalli 23 Mettur Dam 39 114 Karuppur Mecheri Road 27 Tolasampatti 19 National Highway 7 Omalur 11 Magnesite 3 117 Magnesite Salem 0 120 Salem to Vriddhachalam Salem Steel plant to Karur 128 Neykkarapatti 131 Virapandy Road 142 Magudanchavadi National Highway 544 154 Mavelipalaiyam 159 Sankaridurg India Cements factory 167 Anangur 177 Cauvery River Kaveri to Karur on Erode-Tiruchi line 182 Erode Junction 189 Totiyapalayam 196 Perundurai 201 Ingur 209 Vijayamangalam 219 Uttukuli 222 Kulipalayam 232 Tiruppur 240 Vanjipalayam 250 Somanur 259 Sulur Road National Highway 544 265 Irugur Singanallur 14 282 Podanur Pilamedu 9 National Highway 209 0 Coimbatore Main Coimbatore North 3 Periyanayikanpalayam 17 State Highway 162 Karaimadal 28 Mettupalayam 36 to Pollachi Nilgiri Mountain Railway (narrow gauge) National Highway 209 ACC Limited plant 286 Madukkarai 291 Ettimadai Tamil Nadu Kerala border 300 Walayar 304 Chullimada 311 Kanjikode Malampuzha River 319 Kottekad 326 Palakkad National Highway 213 to Pollachi 334 Parli 342 Mankara 349 Lakkidi 353 Palappuram 357 Ottappalam 364 Mannanur to Shoranur– Cochin Harbour section 370 Shoranur to Nilambur– Shoranur railway line to Shoranur– Mangalore section

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 near Erode Central Bus Terminus. There is an ISO certified diesel locomotive shed and an electric loco shed attached with Erode Junction.

History

The station was established in 1862 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

Lines

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 350 electric and diesel locomotives,^[1] making it one of the largest loco sheds operated by Indian Railways. The ISO certified electric locomotive shed houses 119 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, 11 WDP-4D, 11 WDG-4 (Only GT46ACe wide cab versions) diesel locomotives. The trains passing through Erode junction often have a long technical halt in order to carry out engine swapping and maintenance checks.

References

External links

• Erode Junction railway station at the India Rail Info