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{{Short description|Railway Junction in Coimbatore, India}} |
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| name = Coimbatore Junction |
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| type = Train Station |
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| style = Indian Railways |
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| style = Indian Railways |
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| address= State Bank Road, [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil nadu]] |
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| type = [[Indian Railways]] station |
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| image = Coimbatore junction.jpg |
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| image_caption = Main entrance of the station |
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| address = State Bank Road, [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]] - 641018 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|10.996365|N|76.967222|E|display=inline,title}} |
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| city = [[Coimbatore]] |
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| elevation = {{convert|411.4|m}} |
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| district = [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]] |
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| owned = [[Indian Railways]] |
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| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]] |
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| structure = |
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| 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]] |
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| platforms = 6 |
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| platforms = 6 [[side platforms]] |
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| tracks = 15 |
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| baggage_check= Yes |
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| parking = Available |
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| electrified = Yes |
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| accessible = Yes |
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| elevation = {{convert|411.2|m}} |
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| status = Functional |
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| code = {{Indian railway code |
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| other_name(s)= Coimbatore Main |
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| 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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| parking = Available |
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| owned = [[Indian Railways]] |
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| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]] |
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Information counter: available only on main side ( Bank Road side) |
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| division = {{rwd|Salem}} |
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| baggage check = Available |
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Book stalls : available |
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| 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> |
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| ADA = Yes |
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| electrified = Yes |
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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]]. |
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'''Coimbatore Junction''', also known as '''Coimbatore Main''', is the primary railway station serving [[Coimbatore]] city. It is one of the major train stations in [[South India]] and the second busiest and revenue yielding railway station in [[Tamil Nadu]] after {{rws|Chennai Central}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.siliconindia.com/news/Indias-Biggest-and-Most-Popular-Railway-Stations--aid-3199.html|title=India's biggest and most popular railway stations}}</ref> It is one of the A1 graded station in the Southern Railway.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2910514.ece | title=‘Facelift for Coimbatore Rly junction soon' | work=[[Business Line]] | access-date=23 November 2012}}</ref> This station comes under the jurisdiction of [[Salem railway division|Salem division]] of [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railways]] and contributes to 45% of the revenues of the zone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raac.co.in/railway.php|title=Railways in Coimbatore|publisher=raac.co.in|access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/coimbatore-junction-neglected/article2413499.ece|title=Coimbatore Junction neglected|publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|date=31 August 2011}}</ref> 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 |last= |first= | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 23 December 2013}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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==Suburban stations== |
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[[File:Coimbatore-Junction-1930-Aerial-View.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Coimbatore Junction in 1930s]] |
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The other stations serving [[Coimbatore]] include {{rws|Coimbatore North Junction}} (CBF), {{rws|Podanur Junction}} (PTJ), {{rws|Irugur Junction}} (IGU), {{rws|Madukkarai}} (MDKI), [[Peelamedu]] (PLMD), [[Singanallur]] (SHI), [[Sulur]] (SUU), [[Perianaikanpalayam]] (PKU) 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]]| accessdate=23 November 2012}}</ref> |
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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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== Network and infrastructure == |
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==Services== |
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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"/> |
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* [[Jolarpettai–Shoranur line|Jolarpettai–Shoranur]] |
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** [[Chennai–Coimbatore line|Chennai–Coimbatore]] |
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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> |
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|11013/11014||[[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) - Coimbatore Express|Kurla Express]]||[[Lokmanya Tilak (T) Mumbai]] |
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|12083/12084||[[Janshatabdi Express|Mayiladuthurai Janshatabdi Express]]||{{rws|Mayiladuthurai Junction}} |
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|12243/12244||[[Chennai Central - Coimbatore Shatabdi Express|Chennai Central Shatabdi Express]]||{{rws|Chennai Central}} |
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|12647/12648||[[Kongu Express]]||{{rws|Hazrat Nizamuddin}} |
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|12671/12672||[[Nilgiri Express]]||{{rws|Chennai Central}} |
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|12673/12674||[[Cheran Express]]||{{rws|Chennai Central}} |
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|12675/12676||[[Kovai Express]]||{{rws|Chennai Central}} |
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|12679/12680||[[Chennai Coimbatore Intercity Express|Chennai Intercity Express]]||{{rws|Chennai Central}} |
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|12681/12682||[[Coimbatore - Chennai Central Superfast Express|Chennai Express]]||{{rws|Chennai Central}} |
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|12969/12970||[[Coimbatore - Jaipur Superfast Express|Jaipur Express]]||{{rws|Jaipur}} |
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|16609/16610||[[Coimbatore - Nagercoil Express|Nagercoil Express]]||{{rws|Nagercoil}} |
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|16611/16612||[[Coimbatore - Tuticorin Link Express|Tuticorin Link Express]]||{{rws|Thoothukudi}} |
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|16613/16614||[[Rajkot - Coimbatore Express|Rajkot Express]]||{{rws|Rajkot}} |
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|16615/16616||[[Chemmozhi Express]]||{{rws|Mannargudi}} |
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|16617/16618||[[Coimbatore - Rameswaram Express|Rameswaram Express]]||{{rws|Rameswaram}} |
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|22475/22476||[[Bikaner - Coimbatore SF AC Express|Bikaner AC Express]]||{{rws|Bikaner}} |
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|22609/22610||[[Intercity Express|Mangalore Intercity Express]]||{{rws|Mangalore Central}} |
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|22616/22615||[[Intercity Express|Tirupati Intercity Express]]||{{rws|Tirupati Main}} |
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===Passenger services=== |
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*{{rws|Nagercoil}} Passenger |
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*{{rws|Mangalore Central}} Passenger |
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*{{rws|Erode Junction}} Passenger |
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*{{rws|Kannur}} Passenger |
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*{{rws|Mettupalayam}} Passenger |
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*{{rws|Palakkad Junction}} Fast Passenger |
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*{{rws|Shoranur Junction}} Passenger |
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*{{rws|Thrissur}} Passenger |
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*{{rws|Salem Junction}} Passenger |
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===Passing trains=== |
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The following list is non exhaustive. |
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*[[Kollam - Visakhapatnam Express]] |
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*[[Ahilyanagari Express]] |
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*[[Alleppey Express]] |
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*[[Nilgiri Express]] |
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*[[Kerala Express]] |
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*[[Intercity Express|Bengaluru - Ernakulam Intercity Express]] |
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*[[Sabari Express]] |
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*[[Island Express (train)|Island Express]] |
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*Jayanthi Janatha Express |
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*Tata Allepy Express |
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*Thiruvananthapuram Express |
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*Chennai Egmore Express |
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*[[Garib Rath Express|Yeshwanthpur - Kochuveli Garib Rath Express]] |
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*Millennium Express |
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*[[Raptisagar Express]] |
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*Howrah Express |
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*Guwahati Express |
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*Patna Express |
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*[[Himsagar Express]] |
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*[[Navyug Express]] |
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*[[Tea Garden Express]] |
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*[[Vivek Express]] |
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*Tirunelveli Dadar Express |
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*Tirunelveli - Bilaspur Express |
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*Thiruvananthapuram - Mumbai CST Express |
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*Mangaluru - Puducherry Express |
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*Mangaluru Mail |
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*Kochuveli - Hubli Express |
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*Yeswantpur - Cannanore Express |
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*Chennai - Thiruvananthapuram Express |
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*Chennai -Thiruvananthapuram Mail |
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==See also== |
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Location | State Bank Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - 641018 | ||||||||
Coordinates | 10°59′47″N 76°58′02″E / 10.996365°N 76.967222°E / 10.996365; 76.967222 | ||||||||
Elevation | 411.4 metres (1,350 ft) | ||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||
Line(s) | Chennai–Coimbatore Coimbatore–Shoranur Coimbatore–Mettupalayam Coimbatore–Pollachi | ||||||||
Platforms | 6side platforms | ||||||||
Tracks | 15 | ||||||||
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Parking | Available | ||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||
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Status | Functional | ||||||||
Station code | CBE[1] | ||||||||
Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||
Division(s) | Salem | ||||||||
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Opened | 1873; 151 years ago (1873)[2] | ||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||
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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.
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[update], 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]
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]
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