Madurai Junction railway station
Madurai Junction மதுரை சந்திப்பு | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Station | |
 The Main Entrance of the Station | |
| Location |
West Veli Street, Madurai, Tamil Nadu,  India |
| Coordinates | 9°55′12″N 78°6′37″E / 9.92000°N 78.11028°ECoordinates: 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 |
| Disabled access | 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 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2012) | 1,50,000/day |
| Location | |
  Madurai Junction Location within Tamil Nadu | |
Madurai Junction railway station is a railway station in South India and the primary railway station serving the city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. 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.
An aerial view of the station
Western entry to the station
Railway lines
| Line No. | Towards |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dindigul Junction (North) |
| 2 | Virudhunagar Junction (South) |
| 3 | Bodinayakkanur (West) |
| 4 | Manamadurai Junction (South–East) |
References
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Madurai Junction. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/19/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.