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Coimbatore Junction railway station

Railway Junction in Coimbatore, India

Summary

Railway Junction in Coimbatore, India

Field	Value
name	Coimbatore Junction
other_name	Coimbatore City Junction
Coimbatore Main Junction
style	Indian Railways
type	rail station
image	Coimbatore junction.jpg
image_caption	Main entrance of the station
address	State Bank Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu – 641018
coordinates
elevation	411.4 m
owned	Indian Railways
operator	Southern Railway zone
line	Chennai–Coimbatore
Coimbatore–Shoranur
Coimbatore–Mettupalayam
Coimbatore–Pollachi
platforms	6 side platforms
tracks	15
parking	Available
accessible	Yes
status	Functional
code	{{Indian railway code
code	CBE
owned	Indian Railways
zone	Southern Railway zone
division
opened
electrified	Yes
map_type	India Tamil Nadu
mapframe	yes
mapframe-caption	Interactive map

Coimbatore Main Junction Coimbatore–Shoranur Coimbatore–Mettupalayam Coimbatore–Pollachi | mapframe-caption = Interactive map Coimbatore Junction railway station (station code: CBE) is a railway station located in Coimbatore in the 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 main line and has six side platforms.

History

Aerial view of Coimbatore Junction in 1930s

Train service in Coimbatore started with the opening of railway station at Podanur in 1862 as a part of the Podanur–Madras line connecting the west coast with the rest of India. 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. 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. The station became part of the newly formed Salem railway division in 2006. Coimbatore is among the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways. , 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 and 5 billion rupees and 10–20 million passengers handled).

Network and infrastructure

The station lies on the Jolarpettai–Shoranur broad gauge main line with other lines branching out from Coimbatore North and Podanur junctions. The station is connected with following railway lines:

Jolarpettai–Shoranur
- Chennai–Coimbatore
- Coimbatore–Shoranur
Coimbatore–Pollachi
Coimbatore–Mettupalayam The station has six platforms and handles about 165 trains daily. It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.

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(1 April 2023). "Southern Railway list of stations". Centre For Railway Information Systems.
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(10 February 2023). "Amrit Bharat Station Scheme". Press Information Bureau.

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