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

Coimbatore Junction Kovai Junction
Indian Railways station
Main entrance of the station
General information
Other names	Covai Junction
Location	State Bank Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates	10.996365°N 76.967222°E / 10.996365; 76.967222
Elevation	311.4 metres (1,022 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
Platforms	6
Tracks	15
Connections	Bus, Taxi stand, Auto
Construction
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	CBE
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Salem
History
Opened	1873; 149 years ago (1873) [1]
Electrified	Yes
Location
Coimbatore Junction Location within Tamil Nadu
Interactive map

History

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.[2] 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 zone of Indian Railways. Coimbatore is one among the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[3][4][5] 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.[6][7][8]

Background

It is one of the major train stations in South India. It is one of the A1 graded station in the Southern Railway.[9] This station comes under the jurisdiction of Salem division of Southern Railways and contributes to 50% of the revenues of the zone.[4][5] It is one of the top booking stations in India according to Indian Railways.[10] Chennai Egmore, Madurai Junction, Coimbatore Junction and Chennai Central are the most profitable stations of Southern Railways.

Lines

The station is a junction formed by the following 4 lines:[11][12]

• Jolarpettai–Peelamedu-Coimbatore line double line, 1891
• Coimbatore–Shoranur line double line 1862 (Then as Single Line)
• Coimbatore–Pollachi line single line 1891 (Then as Meter Gauge Single Line)
• Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line single line 1873
• Coimbatore–Nanjundapuram-Vellalore-Irugur line single line 1873

Suburban stations

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).[13]

Connections

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

• Town Hall - 0.5 km
• Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus - 10.1 km
• Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus - 2.3 km
• Singanallur Bus Terminus - 7.9 km
• Ukkadam Bus Terminus - 1.0 km
• Podanur Junction - 6.4 km
• Coimbatore International Airport - 12.4 km.

See also

• Podanur Junction railway station
• Coimbatore North Junction railway station
• Transport in Coimbatore

References

External links

• Coimbatore Junction railway station at the India Rail Info

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