Palaiyam railway station

Palaiyam
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationPalaiyam, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates10°43′08″N 78°07′45″E / 10.7189°N 78.1291°E / 10.7189; 78.1291
Elevation205 metres (673 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Salem–Karur–Dindigul line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeOn-ground
Other information
Station codePALM
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Salem
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
History
ElectrifiedNo
Location
Palaiyam is located in India
Palaiyam
Palaiyam
Location within India
Palaiyam is located in Tamil Nadu
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Palaiyam
Palaiyam (Tamil Nadu)

Palaiyam railway station (station code: PALM) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a railway junction serves Omalur and its surrounding areas in Salem, Tamil Nadu. This railway junction also serves as a satellite station for Salem Junction. All the trains halting/passing via Salem Junction from Bengaluru and Mettur stop at Omalur Junction. This station lies on the junction of lines to Bengaluru via Dharmapuri and Hosur and Mettur. It is a railway station situated in Palaiyam, Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] The station is an intermediate station on the newly commissioned Salem JunctionKarur Junction line which became operational in May 2013. The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Salem railway division.

  1. ^ "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. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Palaiyam Station – 4 Train Departures SR/Southern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 May 2018.