Dindigul Junction railway station

10°21′12″N 77°59′03″E / 10.353469964938924°N 77.98417537164268°E / 10.353469964938924; 77.98417537164268Elevation287 metreOwned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zonePlatforms5ConnectionsBus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw standConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)ParkingYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeDG Zone(s) Southern Railway Division(s) MaduraiHistoryElectrifiedYesPassengers2022–232,011,715 (per year)
5,512 (per day)

Route map

Legend km to Chennai Egmore and Thanjavur Junction to Erode Junction 0 Tiruchirappalli Junction to Karaikkudi Junction 9 Punggudi 18 Kolathur 26 Samudram 36 Manaparai 43 Chettiyapatti 50 Vaiyampatti 59 Kalpattichatram 70 Ayyalur 78 Vadamadurai 86 Thamaraipadi to Karur Junction to Pollachi Junction 94 Dindigul Junction 99 Vellodu 105 Ambaturai 116 Kodaikanal Road 127 Vadippatti 131 Karuppatti 135 Sholavandan 143 Samayanallur 152 Kudal Nagar 156 Madurai Junction to Bodinayakkanur to Manamadurai Junction to Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction

Location
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Dindigul Junction railway station (station code: DG^[1]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] The station serves the city of Dindigul, located in Dindigul district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[3]

History

Dindigul was major junction point right from metre-gauge era. Metre-gauge routes to Coimbatore Junction railway, Tiruchirappalli Junction and Madurai Junction. In 1990s, the first broad-gauge line was established by Karur 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 and Madurai, Palani 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 commenced its service. The Dindigul to Palani railway line was electrified in 2022.^[4]

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 going to remodeled soon by southern railways and madurai division has announced the DPR tenders on southern railway site .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 is the nearest airport.

Lines

• BG electrified Twin Single line towards Madurai
• BG electrified double line towards Trichy
• BG electrified single line towards Karur
• BG electrified single line towards Pollachi

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹428,934,623 (US$5.1 million) and daily earnings was ₹1,175,163 (US$14,000). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 2,011,715 and daily count was 5,512. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 11,291.^[3]

References

External links

• Dindigul Junction railway station at the India Rail Info