Coimbatore Junction Kovai Junction | |||||||||
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Main entrance of the station
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| General information | |||||||||
| Other names | Covai Junction | ||||||||
| 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 line Coimbatore–Shoranur line Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line Coimbatore–Pollachi line Coimbatore–Chamrajnagar line(Proposed) Coimbatore–Nanjundapuram_Vellalore Old Mainline(For Restoration)[1] [2] | ||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 15 | ||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi stand, Auto | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||
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| Status | Functional | ||||||||
| Station code | CBE | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Salem | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1873; 151 years ago (1873) [3] | ||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||
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Coimbatore Junction Railway Station, also known as Kovai Junction Railway Station (station code: CBE), is a major railway station located in the city of Coimbatore in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in South India and serves as a gateway to the Nilgiri hills, a popular tourist destination. The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways and has six platforms. Coimbatore is the third highest revenue generating station in the Southern Railway after Chennai Central and Egmore railway stations and is the station that generates about 45 percent of the revenue of the Salem Railway division. Coimbatore Junction is an important junction connecting major cities such as Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata. It also serves as a gateway to several popular tourist destinations such as Ooty and Kodaikanal.[4] Although Coimbatore railway station has the suffix Junction in its name, it's not a true junction. No new line starts from or ends at Coimbatore. It's just a passing railway station lies between Podanur Junction and Coimbatore North Junction.
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.[5] Coimbatore lies on the Coimbatore–Shoranur 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) 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 Division of the Southern Railway zoneofIndian Railways. Coimbatore is one among the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[6][7][8] Other major railway stations catering to the city include Coimbatore North Junction, Podanur Junction and minor stations at Pilamedu, Singanallur, Irugur Junction, Periyanaickenpalayam, Thudiyalur, Madukkarai, Somanur and Sulur.[9][10][11]
It is one of the major train stations in South India. It is one of the A1 graded station in the Southern Railway.[12] This station comes under the jurisdiction of Salem divisionofSouthern Railways and contributes to 50% of the revenues of the zone.[7][8] It is one of the top booking stations in India according to Indian Railways.[13] Chennai Main, Egmore, Madurai Junction, Coimbatore Junction and Chennai Central are the most profitable stations of Southern Railways.
The station is connected with following railway lines:[14][15]
The other stations serving Coimbatore include Coimbatore North Junction (CBF), Podanur Junction (PTJ), Irugur Junction (IGU), Madukkarai (MDKI), Pilamedu (PLMD), Singanallur (SHI), Sulur Road (SUU), Periyanaickenpalayam (PKM), Thudiyalur (TDE) and Somanur (SNO).[18]
The terminus is connected to all the major places within the city such as:
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Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways
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