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 | ||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||
| 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 railway station 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.[citation needed]. [3].
Railway lines
| Line No. | Towards |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dindigul Junction (north) |
| 2 | Virudhunagar Junction (south) |
| 3 | Bodinayakkanur (west) |
| 4 | Manamadurai Junction (south-east) |
References
- ^ "Adding colour to train journeys".
- ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Adding colour to train journeys".
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