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{{Short description|Railway junction in Coimbatore, India}}

{{Short description|Railway Junction in Coimbatore, India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}

{{Infobox station

{{Infobox station

| name = Coimbatore Junction

| name = Coimbatore Junction

| native_name = <hr/>Kovai Junction

| native_name =

| other_name = Covai Junction

| other_name =

| style = Indian Railways

| style = Indian Railways

| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station

| type = [[Indian Railways]] station

| image = Coimbatore junction.jpg

| image = Coimbatore junction.jpg

| image_caption = Main entrance of the station

| image_caption = Main entrance of the station

| address = State Bank Road, [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]] - 641018

| address = State Bank Road, [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]] - 641018

| coordinates = {{coord|10.996365|N|76.967222|E|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates = {{coord|10.996365|N|76.967222|E|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = {{convert|311.4|m}}

| elevation = {{convert|411.4|m}}

| owned = [[Indian Railways]]

| owned = [[Indian Railways]]

| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]

| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]

| line = [[Chennai–Coimbatore line]]<br />[[Coimbatore–Shoranur line]]<br />[[Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line]]<br />[[Coimbatore–Pollachi line]]

| line = [[Chennai–Coimbatore line|Chennai–Coimbatore]] <br/> [[Coimbatore–Shoranur line|Coimbatore–Shoranur]] <br/> [[Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line|Coimbatore–Mettupalayam]] <br/> [[Coimbatore–Pollachi line|Coimbatore–Pollachi]]

| platforms = 6

| platforms = 6 [[side platforms]]

| tracks = 15

| tracks = 15
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| structure =

| other = Bus, Taxi stand, Auto
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| parking = Available
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| structure =

| accessible = Yes
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| parking = Available
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| status = Functional

| bicycle = No
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| code = {{Indian railway code

| ADA = Yes

| code = CBE<ref>{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |page=5 |date=2023–24}}</ref>
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| status = Functional
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| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = CBE

| owned = [[Indian Railways]]

| owned = [[Indian Railways]]

| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]

| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]

| division = {{rwd|Salem}}

| division = {{rwd|Salem}}

}}

}}

| opened = {{start date and age|1873}} <ref>https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1624367745307-1233.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=September 2022}}</ref>

| opened = {{start date and age|1873}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1624367745307-1233.pdf|title=Nilgiri Mountain Railway|publisher=Southern Railway zone|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=28 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528121939/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1624367745307-1233.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

| closed =

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = Yes

| electrified = Yes

| passengers =

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| map_type = India Tamil Nadu

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| mapframe = yes

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| mapframe-caption = Interactive map

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}}

}}

'''Coimbatore Junction Railway Station''' (station code: CBE) is a [[List of railway stations in India|railway station]] located in [[Coimbatore]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the major rail-head in the city and comes under the jurisdiction of [[Salem railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]]. It is one of the busiest and highest revenue generating stations in India. The station lies on the [[Jolarpettai–Shoranur line|Jolarpettai–Shoranur main line]] and has six [[side platforms]].

'''Coimbatore Junction railway station''', also known as '''Kovai Junction railway station''' (station code: '''CBE'''), is the primary railway station serving [[Coimbatore]] city.


==History==

==History==
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[[File:Coimbatore-Junction-1930-Aerial-View.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Coimbatore Junction in 1930s]]

{{see also|Railway stations in Coimbatore}}

Train service in [[Coimbatore]] started with the opening of [[Podanur Junction railway station|railway station]] at [[Podanur]] in 1962 as a part of the Podanur–[[Madras]] line connecting the west coast with the rest of India.<ref name="FT">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Podanur-welcoming-in-the-first-train/article13994001.ece|title=Podanur - welcoming in the first train|date=22 September 2016|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423164743/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Podanur-welcoming-in-the-first-train/article13994001.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title= IR History–Early days|publisher= IRFCA|access-date= 23 December 2013|archive-date= 7 March 2005|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050307181407/http://irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|url-status= live}}</ref> Coimbatore junction became operational on 1 February 1873 after the construction of a branch line connecting Podanur. It was started as a halt station for the [[Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line]].<ref name="NMR">{{cite report|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1624367745307-1233.pdf|title=Nilgiri Mountain Railway|publisher=Indian Railways|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=28 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528121939/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1624367745307-1233.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Until 1956, the Coimbatore Railway Division was functioning with Podanur as the headquarters before the headquarters was shifted to [[Olavakkode]] which became [[Palakkad railway division]] in 1980.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/podanur-railway-station-third-oldest-in-tamil-nadu-awaits-restoration/article67566470.ece|title=Podanur Railway Station, third oldest in Tamil Nadu, awaits restoration|date=24 November 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203022846/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/podanur-railway-station-third-oldest-in-tamil-nadu-awaits-restoration/article67566470.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The station became part of the newly formed [[Salem railway division]] in 2006.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/coimbatore-railway-junction-turns-150/articleshow/97567992.cms|title=Coimbatore railway junction turns 150|date=3 February 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=4 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204103559/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/coimbatore-railway-junction-turns-150/articleshow/97567992.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Coimbatore is amongst the top hundred booking stations of [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html|title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry|publisher=Indian Railways|access-date=23 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html|archive-date=10 May 2014|df=dmy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Railways in Coimbatore|url=http://www.raac.co.in/railway.php|access-date=6 January 2016|publisher=Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore (RAAC)|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084528/http://www.raac.co.in/railway.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Palaniappan|first=V. S.|date=31 August 2011|title=Coimbatore Junction neglected|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/coimbatore-junction-neglected/article2413499.ece|access-date=4 March 2016|archive-date=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221224314/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/coimbatore-junction-neglected/article2413499.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, it contributes to nearly 45% of the revenues of the Salem railway division and is classified as a NSG-2 station (annual revenue between 100 to 500 crore rupees and 10-20 million passengers handled).<ref>{{cite web|title=Southern Railway list of stations|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf|publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems|access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf|archive-date=23 March 2024|page=1|date=1 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=177784|title=Categorization of Railway Stations|date=21 March 2018|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925075945/https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=177784|url-status=live}}</ref>
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[[File:Coimbatore-Junction-1930-Aerial-View.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Aerial view of Coimbatore Junction, circa 1930s]]

Train service in Coimbatore with construction of the Old_Coimbatore Railway Station at Podanur started on 18 July 1861, upon the construction of the [[Podanur]]–[[Madras]] line connecting Kerala and the west coast with the rest of India.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title = IR History – Early days| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 23 December 2013}}</ref> Coimbatore lies on the [[Coimbatore–Shoranur line|Coimbatore–Shoranur]] {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]. Current Coimbatore Railway Junction was started as a halt station #Old_Coimbatore (Podanur) to Mettupalayam Branch line. It was built then opened on 1 February 1873, two months before MGR Chennai Central was opened as Madras Central. Until 1956, the Coimbatore Railway Division was functioning with Podanur as the headquarters. In 1956, the headquarters was shifted to Olavakkode, of Kerala state and was named Olavakkode railway division. In 1980, Olavakkode division was renamed Palakkad railway division. It comprised Kerala and western districts of Tamil Nadu. A new Salem railway division was carved out of the Palakkad railway division in 2006 with Salem as its headquarters. The city falls under the [[Salem railway division|Salem Division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. Coimbatore is one among the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=23 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Railways in Coimbatore |url=http://www.raac.co.in/railway.php |access-date=6 January 2016 |publisher=Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore (RAAC)}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Palaniappan |first=V. S. |date=31 August 2011 |title=Coimbatore Junction neglected |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/coimbatore-junction-neglected/article2413499.ece |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Other major railway stations catering to the city include {{stnlnk|Coimbatore North Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Podanur Junction}} and minor stations at {{stnlnk|Pilamedu}}, {{stnlnk|Singanallur}}, {{stnlnk|Irugur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Periyanaickenpalayam}}, {{stnlnk|Thudiyalur}}, {{stnlnk|Madukkarai}}, Somanur and Sulur.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/26/stories/2004012609450300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040422162624/http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/26/stories/2004012609450300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2004 |title=Trains to be diverted near Coimbatore |date=26 January 2004 |access-date=27 June 2013 |location=Chennai, India |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/podanur-junction-ptj/432 | title=Podanur Junction|publisher=Indian Rail Info | access-date=9 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/will-coimbatores-gain-be-podanurs-loss/article3513609.ece | location=Chennai| newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | first=V.S. | last=Palaniappan | title=Will Coimbatore's gain be Podanur's loss? | date=11 June 2012|access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>


== Network and infrastructure ==

== Background ==

The station lies on the [[Jolarpettai–Shoranur line|Jolarpettai–Shoranur]] {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] main line with other lines branching out from [[Coimbatore North Junction railway station|Coimbatore North]] and [[Podanur Junction railway station|Podanur]] junctions.<ref>{{cite news|title=Coimbatore station not utilised fully: Rail users associations|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/sep/11/kovai-station-not-utilised-fully-rail-user-assns-2496950.html|access-date=4 September 2023|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|archive-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904025938/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/sep/11/kovai-station-not-utilised-fully-rail-user-assns-2496950.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kumar|first=S. Senthil|title=Podanur to be renamed as Coimbatore South station|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/Oct/23/podanur-to-be-renamed-as-coimbatore-south-station-2626335.html|access-date=29 March 2024|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=23 October 2023|location=Coimbatore|archive-date=29 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329075425/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/Oct/23/podanur-to-be-renamed-as-coimbatore-south-station-2626335.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The station is connected with following railway lines:<ref>{{cite news|last=Kumar|first=Sampath|date=16 October 2021|title=Call for circular rail service connecting suburbs gets louder|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/call-for-circular-rail-service-connecting-suburbs-gets-louder/articleshow/87051234.cms|access-date=26 August 2021|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=15 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015231018/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/call-for-circular-rail-service-connecting-suburbs-gets-louder/articleshow/87051234.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="FT"/><ref name="NMR"/>

It is one of the major train stations in South India. It is one of the A1 graded station in the Southern Railway.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 November 2017 |title='Facelift for Coimbatore Rly junction soon' |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/%E2%80%98Facelift-for-Coimbatore-Rly-junction-soon/article20399939.ece |url-access=subscription |access-date=23 November 2012 |work=[[Business Line]] |publisher=The Hindu}}</ref> This station comes under the jurisdiction of [[Salem railway division|Salem division]] of [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railways]] and contributes to 50% of the revenues of the zone.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> It is one of the top booking stations in India according to [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=23 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> Chennai Egmore, Madurai Junction, Coimbatore Junction and Chennai Central are the most profitable stations of Southern Railways.

* [[Jolarpettai–Shoranur line|Jolarpettai–Shoranur]]

** [[Chennai–Coimbatore line|Chennai–Coimbatore]]

==Lines==

** [[Coimbatore–Shoranur line|Coimbatore–Shoranur]]

{{See also|Coimbatore Suburban Railway}}

* [[Coimbatore–Pollachi line|Coimbatore–Pollachi]]

The station is a junction formed by the following 4 lines:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html | title=&#91;IRFCA&#93; Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Early Days - 1 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kumar |first=Sampath |date=16 October 2021 |title=Call for circular rail service connecting suburbs gets louder |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/call-for-circular-rail-service-connecting-suburbs-gets-louder/articleshow/87051234.cms |access-date=26 August 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
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* [[Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line|Coimbatore–Mettupalayam]]

* [[Jolarpettai–Peelamedu-Coimbatore line]] double line, 1891

The station has six platforms and handles about 165 trains daily.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=S. Senthil|title='No decision on train diversion via Podanur'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Feb/23/no-decision-on-train-diversion-via-podanur|access-date=29 March 2024|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=23 February 2024|location=Coimbatore|archive-date=29 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329104224/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Feb/23/no-decision-on-train-diversion-via-podanur|url-status=live}}</ref> It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under [[Amrit Bharat Station Scheme]] of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amrit Bharat Station Scheme|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980|access-date=8 April 2024|work=Press Information Bureau|date=10 February 2023|location=New Delhi|archive-date=16 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016142158/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[Coimbatore–Shoranur line]] double line 1862 (Then as Single Line)

* [[Coimbatore–Pollachi line]] single line 1891 (Then as Meter Gauge Single Line)
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* [[Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line]] single line 1873

* [[Coimbatore–Nanjundapuram-Vellalore-Irugur line]] single line 1873

==Suburban stations==

The other stations serving [[Coimbatore]] include {{stnlnk|Coimbatore North Junction}} (CBF), {{stnlnk|Podanur Junction}} (PTJ), {{stnlnk|Irugur Junction}} (IGU), {{stnlnk|Madukkarai}} (MDKI), {{stnlnk|Pilamedu}} (PLMD), {{stnlnk|Singanallur}} (SHI), {{stnlnk|Sulur Road}} (SUU), {{stnlnk|Periyanaickenpalayam}} (PKM), {{stnlnk|Thudiyalur}} (TDE) and Somanur (SNO).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1348131547111-VITAL%20STATISTICS.pdf |title=Route KM-Statewise |work=[[Southern Railway zone]] |access-date=23 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120172446/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1348131547111-VITAL%20STATISTICS.pdf |archive-date=20 January 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Connections==

The terminus is connected to all the major places within the city such as:

*[[Town Hall, Coimbatore|Town Hall]] - 0.5&nbsp;km

*[[Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus]] - 10.1&nbsp;km

*[[Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus]] - 2.3&nbsp;km

*[[Singanallur Bus Terminus]] - 7.9&nbsp;km

*[[Ukkadam Bus Terminus]] - 1.0&nbsp;km

*[[Podanur Junction railway station|Podanur Junction]] - 6.4&nbsp;km

*[[Coimbatore International Airport]] - 12.4&nbsp;km.


==See also==

==See also==

* [[Podanur Junction railway station]]

* [[Railway stations in Coimbatore]]

* [[Coimbatore North Junction railway station]]

* [[Coimbatore Metro]]

* [[Transport in Coimbatore]]

* [[Transport in Coimbatore]]


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Latest revision as of 11:35, 23 June 2024

Coimbatore Junction
Indian Railways station
Main entrance of the station
General information
LocationState Bank Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - 641018
Coordinates10°59′47″N 76°58′02″E / 10.996365°N 76.967222°E / 10.996365; 76.967222
Elevation411.4 metres (1,350 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Chennai–Coimbatore
Coimbatore–Shoranur
Coimbatore–Mettupalayam
Coimbatore–Pollachi
Platforms6side platforms
Tracks15
Construction
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeCBE[1]
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Salem
History
Opened1873; 151 years ago (1873)[2]
ElectrifiedYes

Location

Coimbatore Junction is located in Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore Junction

Coimbatore Junction

Location within Tamil Nadu

Map
Interactive map

Coimbatore Junction Railway Station (station code: CBE) is a railway station located in Coimbatore in the Indian stateofTamil Nadu. It is the major rail-head in the city and comes under the jurisdiction of Salem railway divisionofSouthern Railway zone. It is one of the busiest and highest revenue generating stations in India. The station lies on the Jolarpettai–Shoranur main line and has six side platforms.

History[edit]

Aerial view of Coimbatore Junction in 1930s

Train service in Coimbatore started with the opening of railway stationatPodanur in 1962 as a part of the Podanur–Madras line connecting the west coast with the rest of India.[3][4] Coimbatore junction became operational on 1 February 1873 after the construction of a branch line connecting Podanur. It was started as a halt station for the Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line.[5] Until 1956, the Coimbatore Railway Division was functioning with Podanur as the headquarters before the headquarters was shifted to Olavakkode which became Palakkad railway division in 1980.[6] The station became part of the newly formed Salem railway division in 2006.[7] Coimbatore is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[8][9][10] As of 2023, it contributes to nearly 45% of the revenues of the Salem railway division and is classified as a NSG-2 station (annual revenue between 100 to 500 crore rupees and 10-20 million passengers handled).[11][12]

Network and infrastructure[edit]

The station lies on the Jolarpettai–Shoranur 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge main line with other lines branching out from Coimbatore North and Podanur junctions.[13][14] The station is connected with following railway lines:[15][3][5]

The station has six platforms and handles about 165 trains daily.[16] It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[17]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  • ^ "Nilgiri Mountain Railway" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  • ^ a b "Podanur - welcoming in the first train". The Hindu. 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  • ^ "IR History–Early days". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  • ^ a b Nilgiri Mountain Railway (PDF) (Report). Indian Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  • ^ "Podanur Railway Station, third oldest in Tamil Nadu, awaits restoration". The Hindu. 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  • ^ "Coimbatore railway junction turns 150". The Times of India. 3 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  • ^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  • ^ "Railways in Coimbatore". Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore (RAAC). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  • ^ Palaniappan, V. S. (31 August 2011). "Coimbatore Junction neglected". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  • ^ "Southern Railway list of stations" (PDF). Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  • ^ "Categorization of Railway Stations" (Press release). Government of India. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  • ^ "Coimbatore station not utilised fully: Rail users associations". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  • ^ Kumar, S. Senthil (23 October 2023). "Podanur to be renamed as Coimbatore South station". The New Indian Express. Coimbatore. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  • ^ Kumar, Sampath (16 October 2021). "Call for circular rail service connecting suburbs gets louder". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  • ^ Kumar, S. Senthil (23 February 2024). "'No decision on train diversion via Podanur'". The New Indian Express. Coimbatore. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  • ^ "Amrit Bharat Station Scheme". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

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