Template:Infobox station Coimbatore Junction, also known as Coimbatore Main Junction (station code: CBE), is the primary railway station serving Coimbatore city.
History
Train service in Coimbatore started in 1861, upon the construction of the Podanur–Madras line connecting Kerala and the west coast with the rest of India.[1] Coimbatore lies on the Coimbatore–Shoranur Template:Track gauge broad gauge. Until 1956, the Coimbatore railway division was functioning with Podanur as the Headquarters. In 1956, the headquarters was shifted to Olavakkode, of Kerala state and was named Olavakkod railway division. In 1980, Olavakkod division was renamed Palakkad railway division. It comprised Kerala and western districts of Tamil Nadu. Protests arose in Tamil Nadu to form new railway division with Coimbatore as its headquarters. Ultimately, a new Salem railway division was carved out of the Palakkad railway division in 2006 with Salem as its headquarters. The city falls under the Salem Division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The major railway station is the Coimbatore Junction which is the third-largest income generating station in the Southern Railway zone, after Template:Stnlnk and Template:Stnlnk. Coimbatore is one among the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[2][3][4] Other major railway stations catering to the city include Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk and minor stations at Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Somanur and Sulur.[5][6][7]
Background
It is one of the major train stations in South India. It is one of the A1 graded station in the Southern Railway.[8] This station comes under the jurisdiction of Salem division of Southern Railways and contributes to 45% of the revenues of the zone.[9][10] It is one of the top booking stations in India according to Indian Railways.[11] Chennai Egmore, Madurai Junction, Coimbatore Junction and Chennai Central are the most profitable stations of Southern Railways.
Lines
The station is a junction formed by the following 4 lines:
- Jolarpettai–Shoranur line double line.
- Coimbatore–Shoranur line double line.
- Coimbatore–Pollachi line single line.
- Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line single line.
Suburban stations
The other stations serving Coimbatore include Template:Stnlnk (CBF), Template:Stnlnk (PTJ), Template:Stnlnk (IGU), Template:Stnlnk (MDKI), Template:Stnlnk (PLMD), Template:Stnlnk (SHI), Template:Stnlnk (SUU), Template:Stnlnk (PKM), Template:Stnlnk (TDE) and Somanur (SNO).[12]
See also
References
- ↑ IR History – Early days. IRFCA. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ Railways in Coimbatore. raac.co.in. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Coimbatore Junction neglected. The Hindu(31 August 2011). Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Trains to be diverted near Coimbatore. The Hindu(26 January 2004). Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ Podanur Junction. Indian Rail Info. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ Will Coimbatore's gain be Podanur's loss?. The Hindu(11 June 2012). Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ ‘Facelift for Coimbatore Rly junction soon'. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ↑ Railways in Coimbatore. raac.co.in. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Coimbatore Junction neglected. The Hindu(31 August 2011).
- ↑ Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. IRFCA. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ Route KM-Statewise. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
External links
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