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{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Erode Junction 
| name_lang = en
| type = [[Commuter rail|Commuter]] and [[Regional rail]] station
| image = Erode-Junction-Railway-Station-ED.JPG
| alt =
| image_caption = Erode Junction railway station
| other_name =
| address = [[Erode]], [[Erode district]]
| borough = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|11.3263|N|77.7208|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)]]
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| manager =
| transit_authority =
| line = {{plainlist|
* [[Jolarpettai–Shoranur line]]
* [[Erode–Tiruchirappalli line]]
* [[Erode–Palani line]] (proposed)
}}
| distance = {{plainlist|
* {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on}} from {{stnlnk|Salem Junction}}
* {{convert|101|km|mi|abbr=on}} from {{stnlnk|Coimbatore Junction}}
}}
| platform = 4 [[Island platforms]]
| tracks = 22
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| structure = [[At-grade railway|At-grade]]
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| parking = Available
| bicycle = Available
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| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = ED
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Salem}}
}}
| classification = Non-suburban 3 (NSG 3)
| website =
| opened = {{start date and age|1862}} 
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| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1990
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| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India
| route_map = {{Jolarpettai–Shoranur line|inline=1}}
| map_state = collapsed
| footnotes =
| mapframe = Yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=12|type=point|marker=rail}}
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'''Erode Junction railway station''' (station code: ED<ref name="stn_code">{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=25 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |page=6 |date=2023–24}}</ref>) is an NSG–2 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Salem railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=2 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is the main railway junction serving the city of [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Erode Junction is one of the major railway Junction in [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]] and is located 3 km away from [[Erode Central Bus Terminus]]. There is an ISO certified [[Diesel Loco Shed, Erode|diesel locomotive shed]] and an [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|electric loco shed]] attached with Erode Junction.

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

During Under the rule of [[British India]], a new line, gauge unspecified, is shown as proposed and construction from Erode to Nanjangud via Satyamangalam, Killegal and Chamrajanagar, to link up with Bangalore.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Figure 7. Dynamics of ascending regimens.|doi=10.7554/elife.23061.012 |doi-access=free}}</ref> But it hadn't been materialized.

A recent survey has been undertaken in 2007 for the proposed 91.5 km section of [[Erode–Palani line]] project.

== Structure and layout ==
The station has four [[side platform]]s and can handle up to 165 trains.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=S. Senthil |title=‘No decision on train diversion via Podanur’ |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Feb/23/no-decision-on-train-diversion-via-podanur |access-date=29 March 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=23 February 2024 |location=Coimbatore |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Indian Railways WAP-4 class electric locomotive..JPG|thumb|200px|WAP-4 loco belonging to Electric Loco Shed, Erode]]

==Lines==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Line no.
!Towards
!Passing through
!Line
!Track / Type
|-
|1
|{{stnlnk|Palakkad Junction}}
|[[Tiruppur]], [[Coimbatore]]/[[Podanur]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Jolarpettai–Shoranur line]]
| rowspan="2" |Broad gauge – Double track – Electrified
|-
|2
|{{stnlnk|Salem Junction}}
|[[Sankari]]
|-
|3
|{{stnlnk|Karur Junction}}
|[[Kodumudi]]
|[[Erode–Tiruchirappalli line]]
|Broad gauge – Single track – Electrified
|}

==Locomotive sheds==
{{see also|Diesel Loco Shed, Erode|Electric Loco Shed, Erode}}
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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?authenticity_token=ReK61Xl7XaF1VJapJ63USw3GU20HKtdaWEzVPl%2Bwz28%3D&page=1&shed_id=15|title=Loco list|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=1 November 2015|archive-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201231300/http://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?authenticity_token=ReK61Xl7XaF1VJapJ63USw3GU20HKtdaWEzVPl%2Bwz28%3D&page=1&shed_id=15|url-status=dead}}</ref> making it one of the largest loco sheds operated by [[Indian Railways]]. The ISO certified electric locomotive shed houses [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]] and [[WAP-7]] Locomotives. The diesel loco shed set up in 1962, houses over 120 [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]] and [[WDM-3A]], 11 [[WDP-4D]], 11 [[WDG-4]] (only GT46ACe wide cab versus) diesel locomotives. The trains passing through Erode junction often have a long technical halt in order to carry out engine swapping and maintenance checks.

== Projects and development ==
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under ''Amrit Bharat Station Scheme'' of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite news |title=AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980 |access-date=8 April 2024 |work=Press Information Bureau |date=10 Feb 2023 |location=New Delhi}}</ref>

== Awards and achievements ==
In 2019, the station was granted ISO–14001 certification for complying with NGT (nation Green Tribunal).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/5-rly-stations-in-salem-division-bag-iso-14001-certification/articleshow/70984599.cms|title=Salem junction gets ISO 14001 certification|last=ISO|first=Salem|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2020-07-05}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|39}}
{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Erode district]]
[[Category:Salem railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1947]]
[[Category:Transport in Erode]]

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