Karur Junction railway station

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Karur Junction
Indian Railways station
Main building of Karur Junction railway station
General information
Location	International Airport Road, Neelimedu, Karur, Karur district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	10°57′N 78°05′E / 10.95°N 78.08°E / 10.95; 78.08
Elevation	38 metres (125 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Tiruchirappalli–Karur–Erode line Template:Salem–Karur–Dindigul line
Platforms	5
Tracks	0
Connections	Aut
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KRR
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Salem
History
Opened	March 12; 2012 years ago (12-03)
Electrified	Yes
Route map Legend km to Dindigul Junction Tiruchirappalli Junction rail yard to Pudukkottai Junction overpass 0 Tiruchirappalli Junction Goods Shed Road overpass to Golden Rock Tiruchirappalli goods yard Melapudur underbridge 2 Tiruchirappalli Palakkarai 4 Tiruchirappalli Fort TPJTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division limits SATooltip Salem railway division limits 11 Muttarasanallur 13 Mekkudi 15 Jiyapuram 19 Elamanur 22 Perugamani 28 Pettaivayatalai 33 Marudur 37 Kulitalai 43 Timmachipuram 47 Lalapet 51 Mahadanapuram 54 Sithalvai 58 Mayanoor 61 Manavasi 67 Virarakkiyam to Dindigul Junction 76 Karur Junction to Namakkal 86 Moorthipalayam 91 Pugalur 97 Noyal 103 Kodumudi 109 Unjalur 115 Kolanalli 122 Pasur 130 Chavadipalayam to Salem Junction 141 Erode Junction on Jolarpettai–Shoranur line to Coimbatore Junction Legend km to Jolarpettai Junction to Bangalore City to Mettur Dam 0 Salem Junction to Vriddhachalam Junction to Erode Junction 13 Mallur 26 Rasipuram 34 Puduchatram 40 Kalangani 52 Namakkal 59 Laddivadi 70 Mohanur 74 Vangal to Erode Junction 86 Karur Junction to Tiruchirappalli Junction 91 Thandoni 101 Velliyani 115 Palaiyam 131 Vembur 139 Eriodu SATooltip Salem railway division limits MDUTooltip Madurai railway division limits to Tiruchirappalli Junction to Pollachi 160 Dindigul Junction to Madurai Junction The Salem–Karur–Dindigul line is a very important line in Southern Railway (SR), which acts as a Direct, No-Reversal gateway from Salem to Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli etc, for trains coming from/via Bangalore (SBC/YPR/SMVT), Tirupati (TPTY) and Chennai Central (MAS).

Karur Junction railway station (station code: KRR^[1]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It is a junction station located in the city of Karur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated along with Erode and Tiruchirapalli. The station is a junction for incoming trains from Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Dindigul towards Jolarpettai–Chennai line through Erode Junction.