Erode Junction railway station

Erode Junction
Regional rail, Light rail, Commuter rail and Goods railway station
Erode Junction Railway Station
General information
Location	Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	11°21′00″N 77°44′00″E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
Platforms	4
Tracks	12
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Station code	ED
Fare zone	Southern Railway zone
History
Opened	1862 (1862)
Electrified	Yes
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Erode Junction Railway Station (Station Code: ED) is the main railway station serving the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu. Erode Junction is one of the major railway stations in Southern Railway and is located near Erode Central Bus Terminus. There is an ISO certified diesel locomotive shed and an electric loco shed attached with Erode Junction.

Lines from Erode Junction

Line No.	Towards	Passing through Station	Line Name	Track / Type
1	Coimbatore Junction	Tiruppur	Jolarpettai-Shoranur line	Broad Gauge - Double Track - Electrified
2	Salem Junction	Sankari	Jolarpettai-Shoranur line	Broad Gauge - Double Track - Electrified
3	Karur Junction	Kodumudi	Erode-Tiruchirappalli line	Broad Gauge - Single Track

History

The station was established in 1862 and was connected by the first electrified broad gauge link from Chennai Central.

Facilities

The station has 4 platforms for handling passenger trains. The station serves as the hub for water filling facilities, food provision and toilet cleaning to long distance trains. The station has police station, bookshops, restaurants, accommodation facilities, ATMs, toilets and drinking water facility. There are passenger operated inquiry terminals and touch-screen kiosks. The station has split-flap timing boards, electronic display boards and plasma TVs that mention train timings and platform numbers. There is a stand-alone passenger reservation center that functions adjacent to the station.

WAP-4 loco belonging to Electric Loco Shed, Erode

Locomotive Sheds

Erode Junction loco shed is one among the very few stations in India which houses both diesel and electrical locomotives. Erode loco shed currently houses 350 electric and diesel locomotives, making it one of the largest loco sheds operated by Indian Railways. The ISO certified electric locomotive shed houses 119 WAP-4 locomotives in addition to the WAG-7 electric locomotives. The diesel loco shed set up in 1962, houses over 120 WDM-2 and WDM-3A, 11 WDP-4D, 11 WDG-4(Only GT46ACe wide cab versions) diesel locomotives. The trains passing through Erode junction often have a long technical halt in order to carry out engine swapping and maintenance checks.