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Southern Railway zone covers the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and a small portion of Andhra Pradesh. [9] Andaman and Nicobar will form part of the zone once the proposed new railway line between Port Blair and Diglipur becomes operational. [10] The Southern Railway is headed by the General Manager, assisted by an Additional General ...
List of railway stations in Chennai (Names in bold indicate that the station is also a regional hub) # Image Station Name Railway Station Code District Connections English Tamil; 1: Chennai Beach: சென்னை கடற்கரை: MSB: Chennai: North line West line South Line MRTS Line: 2: Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran ...
In the 2000s, the Vriddachalam line was also converted to broad gauge, making the station a complete broad-gauge station. The long-pending new broad-gauge railway line to Karur, started in the late 1990s, was commissioned in 2013. This paved way for a shorter, more direct route to southern districts of Tamil Nadu from Salem.
Madurai Junction railway station (station code: MDU [2]) is an NSG-2 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [3] It serves the city of Madurai, located in Madurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [4]
Tiruchirappalli railway division was formed while consolidating all other railways of pre-independence era on 16 May 1956. It is the second largest division of the zone having a route length of about 1,026.55 km (637.87 mi), [5] spread over 13 districts of Tamil Nadu. [6]
Katpadi Junction railway station (also known as Vellore Katpadi Junction railway station)(station code: KPD [1]), is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [2] Katpadi Junction is the primary terminus and junction of Fort City Vellore. Katpadi is the eighth highest revenue earning ...
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 locomotive shed and an electric loco shed attached with Erode Junction.
Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway. [12] Amongst the new zone to be started in April 2020 is South Coast Railway this railway was carved out of South Central Railway and East Coast Railway. [12] The line was the site of one of India's worst rail disasters, the 2023 Odisha train collision.