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Madurai Junction | |||||||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||||||
 Main entrance of the station | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Other names | Madura Junction | ||||||||
| Location | West Veli Street, Madurai, Tamil Nadu India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°55′12″N 78°6′37″E / 9.92000°N 78.11028°E | ||||||||
| Owned by | Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | 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 | 7 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 11 | ||||||||
| Train operators | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Bus operators | TNSTC MADURAI(MTC) | ||||||||
| Connections | Taxi stand, Auto rickshaw stand, Railway Junction Bus Stop | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||
| Station code | MDU | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Madurai | ||||||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railway Zone | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1875[1] | ||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1999 (from Meter Gauge to Broad Gauge) | ||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||
| Previous names | Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | 6,701,350 (per year) 18,360 (per day) | ||||||||
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Madurai Junction railway station (station code: MDU[2]) is an NSG-2 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[3] It serves the city of Madurai, located in Madurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[4]
- ^ "Lok Sabha Debates" (PDF). nic.in. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.