Dindigul Junction railway station (station code: DG) is a junction railway station serving the city of
Dindigul
Dindigul, also spelt Thindukkal (), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Dindigul district. Dindigul is located southwest from the state capital, Chennai, away from Tiruchirappalli, away ...
in
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
, India. The station is a part of the
Madurai railway division
Madurai railway division is a railway division belonging to the Southern Railways (SR), India. Officially created in 1956, it spans over making it the largest railway division of the Southern Railways. Prior to the formation of the Thiruvanant ...
of the
Southern Railway zone. It serves as a gateway for as all train services from Chennai and north towards Madurai Junction pass through the station. It acts as an important junction point and most of the trains halt at Dindigul Junction.
History
Dindigul was major junction point right from metre-gauge era in
Great South Indian Railway. Metre-gauge routes to
Coimbatore Junction railway,
Tiruchirappalli Junction
Tiruchchirappalli Junction railway station, also known as Trichy Junction railway station (station code: TPJ) is a junction station in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. It serves as the headquarters for Tiruchirappalli railway division of the South ...
and
Madurai Junction
Madurai Junction railway station (station code: MDU) is a railway station in South India and the primary railway station serving the city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The station is the headquarters of the Madurai railway division of the Southern ...
. In 1990s, the first broad-gauge line was established by
Karur
Karur () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Karur is the administrative headquarters of Karur district. It is located on the banks of River Amaravathi, Kaveri and Noyyal.
Karur is well known for the export of Home Textile products to ...
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
Chennai Egmore, formerly known as Madras Egmore, also known as Chennai Elumbur (station code: MS), is a railway station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Situated in the neighborhood of Egmore, it is one of the four intercity railway terminals in t ...
and Madurai,
Palani
Palani ( or ''Palni'' as in British records, is a town and a taluk headquarters in Dindigul district of the western part of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is located about south-east of Coimbatore and north-west of Madurai, from Kodaikanal ...
route 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
The 22651/22652 MGR Chennai Central - Palakkad Superfast Express is a daily express train between MGR Chennai Central (MAS) and Palakkad Junction railway station (PGT) by Southern Railways via Palani. This is the only train that connects Pala ...
commenced its service. The Dindigul to Palani railway line was electrified in 2022.
Location and layout
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
Madurai Airport is a customs airport serving Madurai and its adjoining districts in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the 36th busiest airport in India, both in terms of passengers handled and aircraft movement. The airport is located near State Highwa ...
is the nearest airport.
Lines
*BG electrified double line towards
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
*BG electrified double line towards
Trichy
Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...
*BG electrified single line towards
Karur
Karur () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Karur is the administrative headquarters of Karur district. It is located on the banks of River Amaravathi, Kaveri and Noyyal.
Karur is well known for the export of Home Textile products to ...
*BG electrified single line towards
Pollachi
Pollachi is a town and a taluk headquarters in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu state, India. Located about to the south of Coimbatore, it is the second largest town in the district after Coimbatore. Pollachi is a popular Marketplace for ja ...
References
External links
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Madurai railway division
Railway stations in Dindigul district
Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu
Dindigul
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