Madurai Junction railway station
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Madurai Junction | |||||
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| Indian Railway Station | |||||
 The Main Entrance of the Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | West Veli Street, Madurai, Tamil Nadu,  India | ||||
| Coordinates | 9°55′12″N 78°6′37″E / 9.92000°N 78.11028°E | ||||
| Owned by | Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | Madurai - Chennai Egmore Madurai - Kanyakumari Madurai - Bodinayakkanur Madurai - Rameswaram Madurai Junction-Thothukudi (under survey) Madurai-Melur-Tirupattur-Karaikudi Section (under survey | ||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||
| Tracks | 15 | ||||
| Connections | Taxi stand, auto rickshaw stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | MDU | ||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Madurai | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1859 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Previous names | Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018 | 60,000/day[1] | ||||
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Madurai Junction is a railway station in South India and the primary railway station serving the city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu.[2] The station is the headquarters of the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railways and is an A1 graded train station by the Indian Railways for being one of the top 100 booking stations in the country.The second Tejas Express of the country was flagged of by the Prime Minister on 1 March 2019 between Madurai Junction and Chennai Egmore which covers the distance in just 6 hrs 30 mins.It falls under the southern railway zone.[citation needed]. [3].
Railway lines
| Line No. | Towards |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dindigul Junction (north) |
| 2 | Virudhunagar Junction (south) |
| 3 | Bodinayakkanur (west) |
| 4 | Manamadurai Junction (south-east) |
New rail line proposal
Madurai-Melur-Tirupattur-Karaikudi New BG Line: As sanctioned by Railway Board in the year 2007–08, Survey was taken & the report has been submitted to Railway Board on 29 July 2008. Then updating survey was sanctioned in the year 2013-14 and the survey report was submitted to Railway board on 27 November 2014. Railway Board has shelved the proposal at present.[when?] Decision of Railway Board is awaited.
References
- ^ "Adding colour to train journeys".
- ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Adding colour to train journeys".
External links
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