Английская Википедия:Coimbatore Junction railway station

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox station Coimbatore Junction Railway Station, also known as Kovai Junction Railway Station (station code: CBE), is a major railway station located in the city of Coimbatore in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in South India and serves as a gateway to the Nilgiri hills, a popular tourist destination. The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways and has six platforms. Coimbatore is the third highest revenue generating station in the Southern Railway after Chennai Central and Egmore railway stations and is the station that generates about 45 percent of the revenue of the Salem Railway division. Coimbatore Junction is an important junction connecting major cities such as Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata. It also serves as a gateway to several popular tourist destinations such as Ooty and Kodaikanal. Although Coimbatore railway station has the suffix Junction in its name, it's not a true junction. No new line starts from or ends at Coimbatore. It's just a passing railway station lies between Podanur Junction and Coimbatore North Junction.

History

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Aerial view of Coimbatore Junction, circa 1930s

Train service in Coimbatore with construction of the Old_Coimbatore Railway Station at Podanur started on 18 July 1861, upon the construction of the Podanur–Madras line connecting Kerala and the west coast with the rest of India. Coimbatore lies on the Coimbatore–Shoranur Шаблон:Track gauge broad gauge. Current Coimbatore Railway Junction was started as a halt station #Old_Coimbatore (Podanur) to Mettupalayam Branch line. It was built then opened on 1 February 1873, two months before MGR Chennai Central was opened as Madras Central. 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 Olavakkode railway division. In 1980, Olavakkode division was renamed Palakkad railway division. It comprised Kerala and western districts of Tamil Nadu. 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. Coimbatore is one among the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways. Other major railway stations catering to the city include Шаблон:Stnlnk, Шаблон:Stnlnk and minor stations at Шаблон:Stnlnk, Шаблон:Stnlnk, Шаблон:Stnlnk, Шаблон:Stnlnk, Шаблон:Stnlnk, Шаблон:Stnlnk, Шаблон:Stnlnk and Шаблон:Stnlnk.

Background

It is one of the major train stations in South India. It is one of the A1 graded station in the Southern Railway. This station comes under the jurisdiction of Salem division of Southern Railways and contributes to 50% of the revenues of the zone. It is one of the top booking stations in India according to Indian Railways. Chennai Main, Шаблон:Stnlnk, Шаблон:Stnlnk, Coimbatore Junction and Шаблон:Stnlnk are the most profitable stations of Southern Railways.

Lines

The station is connected with following railway lines:

• Jolarpettai–Shoranur line double line, 1891
• Coimbatore–Pollachi line single line 1891 (Then as Meter Gauge Single Line)
• Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line single line 1873 * * Coimbatore–Nanjundapuram-Vellalore-Irugur Old Mainline single line 1930 *

Suburban stations

The other stations serving Coimbatore include Шаблон:Stnlnk (CBF), Шаблон:Stnlnk (PTJ), Шаблон:Stnlnk (IGU), Шаблон:Stnlnk (MDKI), Шаблон:Stnlnk (PLMD), Шаблон:Stnlnk (SHI), Шаблон:Stnlnk (SUU), Шаблон:Stnlnk (PKM), Шаблон:Stnlnk (TDE) and Шаблон:Stnlnk (SNO).

Connections

The terminus is connected to all the major places within the city such as:

• Town Hall - 0.5 km
• Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus - 10.1 km
• Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus - 2.3 km
• Singanallur Bus Terminus - 7.9 km
• Ukkadam Bus Terminus - 1.0 km
• Podanur Junction - 6.4 km
• Coimbatore International Airport - 12.4 km.

See also

• Railway stations in Coimbatore
• Coimbatore Metro
• Podanur Junction railway station
• Coimbatore North Junction railway station
• Transport in Coimbatore

External links

• Шаблон:IndiaRailInfo