Erode Junction railway station

Erode Junction
Indian Railway Station
Erode Junction Railway Station
General information
Location	Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	11°21′00″N 77°44′00″E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	5
Platforms	4
Tracks	12
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	ED
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1947
Electrified	Yes
Services
ATM, Baggage Room, Dormitory/Retiring Rooms Refreshment, Waiting Room

Erode Junction Railway Station is the main railway station in the City of Erode, in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, located at 3 km from Erode Central Bus Terminus.

There is a diesel locomotive shed and an electric locomotive shed for Erode Junction. It is one of the most important railway stations in India. The station code is ED.

Lines from Erode Junction

Line No.	Towards	Passing through Station	Type / Track
1	Salem Junction	Sankari Durg	Broad, Electrified - Double Track
2	Coimbatore Junction	Tiruppur	Broad, Electrified - Double Track
3	Madurai Junction	Karur	Broad, Single Track
4	Mysore Junction	Gobichettipalayam, Sathyamangalam, Chamraj Nagar	Not complete - Under Survey
5	Madurai Junction	Kangeyam, Dharapuram, Palani, Dindugal	Not complete - Under Survey
6	SPB Paper Factory	Electric LOCO Shed	Broad - for Goods
7	SIPCOT - SEZ(Perundurai)	Diesel LOCO Shed	Broad - for Goods

Salient Features

It has state of the art technology in electrification and was the first electrified link from Chennai with broad gauge conversion.

It also serves as the hub for water filling facilities, food provision and toilet cleaning to all long distance trains that run along the length and breadth of the country via Erode. The station is well connected by buses round the clock.

And there is one Local Town Bus stop in the Railway Junction Campus for City Buses all round the entire city.

There are Five local railway stations in the city.

Sl No.	Station Name	Station Code
1	Erode Junction	ED
2	Erode Town	EDT
3	Cauvery Railway Station	CV
4	SPB Colony	SPB
5	Solar	SLR

Awards

• Erode Junction has the distinction of being the Third cleanest railway junction in India, after Bhopal Habibganj Railway Station (Bhopal) and Secunderabad Railway Station (Hyderabad) in India.
• ISO Certification for both Electric and Diesel Locomotive Sheds.

Trains starting from Erode Junction

Train No.	Name	Type	Availability	Origin	Destination	Via
16669/70	Yercaud Express	Express	Daily	Erode Junction	Chennai Central	Salem Junction, Katpadi Junction
66	Local	Passenger	Daily	Erode Junction	Coimbatore Junction	Tirupur
6611	Fast	Passenger	Daily	Erode Junction	Palakkad Junction	Tirupur, Coimbatore
668	Fast	Passenger	Daily	Erode Junction	Tiruchirapalli Junction	Karur
6608	Local	Passenger	Daily	Erode Junction	Jolarpet Junction	Salem Junction, Tirupattur
6678	Local	Passenger	Daily	Erode Junction	Tirunelveli Junction	Madurai Junction
66718	Local	Passenger	Daily	Erode Junction	Shencottah Junction	Madurai Junction

Trains that pass through Erode Junction

Erode Junction is the junction point between the trains passing towards West/East of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Karnataka with 4 platforms and it one of the busiest railway junctions where many trains [1] passing through.

Please visit the IR website to know the details of all the trains passing through ED. http://www.indianrail.gov.in

Locomotive Sheds

Electric LOCO Shed

It is proud to achieve the status of ISO certification for its best service by the Electric loco shed and the WAP model electric locomotives (which can been seen on almost all state running electric engines marked as WAP-ERODE both in English and Hindi).

Diesel LOCO Shed

The Diesel Loco Shed at Erode houses over 120 Diesel-Electric locomotives. It was set up in 1962 and is one of the premier locomotiv