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'''Sholavandan railway station''', situated in the [[Southern Railway zone]], is an Indian train station in [[Vadipatti taluk]], a [[taluk]] in the [[Madurai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The station code is SDN.

==Location and layout==
[[Sholavandan]] is located on the left bank of the [[Vaigai River]], sixteen miles north-west of [[Madurai]]. Sholavandan railway station is a stop for all passenger trains on the Madurai–Bangalore Express<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/sholavandan-sdn/2542|title= Indian Railway Information |access-date=2014-06-16}}</ref> and the [[Nellai Express]]. It follows [[Samayanallur]] station on the route to [[Dindigul]] from Madurai.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indianrailways.info/stations/SDN/|title=Indian Government Railway projects|access-date=2014-09-10}}</ref> The nearest railway stations are:
* Koodal Nagar Railway Station, {{convert|17|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Madurai Junction]] Railway Station, {{convert|19|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Dindigul Junction railway station]], {{convert|37|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* Palani/PLNI Railway Station, {{convert|69|km|mi|abbr=on}}

The nearest airport is [[Madurai International Airport]], situated {{convert|34.5|km|mi}} away from the station.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.ixigo.com/sholavandan-nearest-airport-ne-3091095|title= Nearest airport|access-date=2015-09-10}}</ref>

==Lines==
The station has two intersecting lines: The BG single line towards the north via Chennai and Bangalore and the BG single line towards the south via Madurai and [[Kanyakumari]].

==See also==
* [[Madurai Junction railway station]]
* [[Dindigul Junction railway station]]
* [[Kodaikanal Road railway station]]
* [[Tiruchirappalli Junction]]

==References==
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{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Madurai district]]
[[Category:Madurai railway division]]

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Sholavandan railway station - Revision history

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