Madurai Junction railway station

Madurai Junction is a railway station in South India and the primary railway station serving the city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu.[2] The station is the headquarters of the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railways and is an A1 graded train station by the Indian Railways for being one of the top 100 booking stations in the country.The second Tejas Express of the country was flagged of by the Prime Minister on 1 March 2019 between Madurai Junction and Chennai Egmore which covers the distance in just 6 hrs 30 mins.It falls under the southern railway zone..[3]

An aerial view of the station

Western entry to the station

Madurai Junction
Indian Railways station
Main entrance of the station
Location	West Veli Street, Madurai, Tamil Nadu,  India
Coordinates	9°55′12″N 78°6′37″E
Owned by	Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways
Line(s)	Madurai–Chennai Egmore Madurai–Kanyakumari Madurai–Bodinayakkanur Madurai–Rameswaram Madurai Junction–Thothukudi (under construction ) Madurai–Melur–Tirupattur–Karaikudi section (under survey)
Platforms	8
Tracks	15
Connections	Taxi stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MDU
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Madurai
History
Opened	1859 (1859)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Passengers
2018	60,000/day[1]
Location
Madurai Location within Tamil Nadu