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 and its surrounding areas in Salem,

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...

. 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 {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub