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Coimbatore
Junction
railway
station,
also
known
as
Kovai
Junction
railway
station
(station
code:
CBE),
is
a
major
railway
station
located
in
the
city
of
Coimbatore
in
the
state
of
Tamil
Nadu,
India.
It
is
one
of
the
busiest
railway
stations
in
South
India
and
serves
as
a
gateway
to
the
Nilgiri
hills,
a
popular
tourist
destination.
The
station
is
operated
by
the
Southern
Railway
zone
of
Indian
Railways
and
has
six
platforms.
Coimbatore
is
the
second
highest
revenue
generating
station
in
the
Southern
Railway
after
Chennai
Central
and
Egmore
railway
stations
and
is
the
station
that
generates
about
45
percent
of
the
revenue
of
the
Salem
Railway
division.
Coimbatore
Junction
is
an
important
junction
connecting
major
cities
such
as
Chennai,
Bangalore,
Mumbai,
Delhi,
and
Kolkata.
It
also
serves
as
a
gateway
to
several
popular
tourist
destinations
such
as
Ooty
and
Kodaikanal.
Train
service
in
Coimbatore
with
construction
of
the
Old_Coimbatore
Railway
Station
at
Podanur
started
on
18
July
1861,
upon
the
construction
of
the
Podanur–Madras
line
connecting
Kerala
and
the
west
coast
with
the
rest
of
India.
Coimbatore
lies
on
the
Coimbatore–Shoranur
5
ft
6
in
(1,676
mm)
broad
gauge.
Current
Coimbatore
Railway
Junction
was
started
as
a
halt
station
#Old_Coimbatore
(Podanur)
to
Mettupalayam
Branch
line.
It
was
built
then
opened
on
1
February
1873,
two
months
before
MGR
Chennai
Central
was
opened
as
Madras
Central.
Until
1956,
the
Coimbatore
Railway
Division
was
functioning
with
Podanur
as
the
headquarters.
In
1956,
the
headquarters
was
shifted
to
Olavakkode,
of
Kerala
state
and
was
named
Olavakkode
railway
division.
In
1980,
Olavakkode
division
was
renamed
Palakkad
railway
division.
It
comprised
Kerala
and
western
districts
of
Tamil
Nadu.
A
new
Salem
railway
division
was
carved
out
of
the
Palakkad
railway
division
in
2006
with
Salem
as
its
headquarters.
The
city
falls
under
the
Salem
Division
of
the
Southern
Railway
zone
of
Indian
Railways.
Coimbatore
is
one
among
the
top
hundred
booking
stations
of
Indian
Railways.
Other
major
railway
stations
catering
to
the
city
include
Coimbatore
North
Junction,
Podanur
Junction
and
minor
stations
at
Pilamedu,
Singanallur,
Irugur
Junction,
Periyanaickenpalayam,
Thudiyalur,
Madukkarai,
Somanur
and
Sulur.
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