Dindigul Junction railway station

Dindigul Junction
Dindigul Junction
Indian Railways station
Location	Junction Rd, Dindigul Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu; India
Coordinates	10°45′53″N 79°38′02″E / 10.7648°N 79.6338°E
Elevation	287 metre
Platforms	5
Connections	Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DG
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Madurai
Location
	Dindigul Junction Location within Tamil Nadu Dindigul Junction Dindigul Junction (India)

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Dindigul Junction railway station is a junction railway station serving the city of Dindigul in Tamil Nadu, India. The station is a part of the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone. It serves as a gateway for Madurai Junction as all train services from Chennai and north towards Madurai Junction pass through the station. It is also known by its station code: DG. It acts as an important junction point and most of the trains halt at Dindigul Junction.

History[edit]

Dindigul was major junction point right from metre-gauge era in Great South Indian Railway. Metre-gauge routes to Coimbatore Junction railway, Tiruchirappalli Junction and Madurai Junction. In 1990s, the first broad-gauge line was established by Karur and Madurai broad-gauge track. The line between Madurai and Dindigul was a metre-gauge and broad-gauge parallel lines. After gauge conversion between Chennai Egmore and Madurai, Palaniroute was the sole metre-gauge section in the entire western Tamil Nadu. Around 2012, Dindigul–Palani section was converted into broad gauge, Chennai Palani Express commenced its service.

Location and layout[edit]

The Dindigul Junction is located on the eastern side of the city adjacent to the city's SIDCO industrial estate. The station bears the intersection of four branching railway lines and the next nearest train stations are:

Ambathurai railway station (South)
Tamaraipadi railway station (East)
Akkaraippatti railway station (West)
Eriodu railway station (North)

Madurai Airport is the nearest airport.

Lines[edit]

BG electrified double line towards Madurai
BG electrified double line towards Trichy
BG electrified single line towards Karur
BG single line towards Pollachi

External links[edit]

Arrivals at DG/Dindigul Junction

Template:Dindigul district

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