Omalur Junction railway station is a railway junction in the
Salem railway division
Salem division is one of the six divisions of Southern Railway zone. Its headquarters is at Salem, Tamil Nadu.
History
Salem Railway Division is the newest division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It was carved out of the ...
of the
Southern Railway zone serving
Omalur
Omalur is a panchayat town and headquarters of Omalur taluk in the Salem District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the National Highway 7 between 11° 73333" latitude and 78° 06667" longitude. It has a population of about 13, ...
and its surrounding areas in Salem,
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 ...
. This railway junction also serves as a satellite station for Salem Junction. All the trains halting/passing via Salem Junction from Bengaluru and Mettur stop at Omalur Junction. This station lies on the junction of lines to Bengaluru via Dharmapuri and Hosur and Mettur.
The station has six tracks and two platforms that are mainly for the trains that are waiting to enter Salem Junction. Omalur junction is one of the nearest railway stations to
Salem Airport.
Now the station has been extending with 15 crores of large station building and 3rd platform with island platform.
Location and layout
The station has two platforms. The third platform with a subway is under construction it will be finished within two months.
The station is at the junction of two lines:
# Salem–Bengaluru section
# Salem–Mettur Dam spur line via Omalur it is electrified and doubling track between Omalur to Mettur.
Services
Following is the list of trains that halt at the train station.
;Express Services
;Passenger Services
References
Salem railway division
Railway stations in Salem district
Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu
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