Dindigul Junction railway station
Dindigul Junction railway station is a junction railway station serving the city of Dindigul in Tamil Nadu, India. The station is a part of the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone. It serves as a gateway for Madurai Junction as all train services from Chennai and north towards Madurai Junction pass through the station. It is also known by its station code: DG. It acts as an important junction point and most of the trains halt at Dindigul Junction.
Dindigul Junction | |
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| Indian Railways station | |
| Location | Junction Rd, Dindigul Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu India |
| Coordinates | 10.7648°N 79.6338°E |
| Elevation | 287 metre |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Connections | Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | DG |
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway |
| Division(s) | Madurai |
| Location | |
  Dindigul Junction Location within India  Dindigul Junction Dindigul Junction (Tamil Nadu) | |
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 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, Palaniroute 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.
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 is the nearest airport.