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Coimbatore Junction, the busiest railway station
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Locale | Tamil Nadu, India |
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Predecessor | Southern Railways |
Track gauge | Broad |
Length | 795 km (494 mi) |
Headquarters | Salem |
Website | Southern Railways - Salem railway division |
Salem railway division is a railway division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It was carved out of the Palakkad railway division in 2006. It covers 15 districts in Tamil Nadu and has a total route length of 795 km (494 mi).Coimbatore Junction is the most busiest railway station in this division and accounts for 45% of the revenues. Other major railway stations include Erode Junction, Salem Junction, Tiruppur, Coimbatore North Junction, Pothanur Junction, Virudhachalam Junction, Karur, Namakkal, Irugur Junction, Omalur Junction. Erode loco shed holds WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDG-4, WAG-7 and WAP-4 locos and is home to the largest fleet of WAP-4 locos on Indian Railways.
The list includes the stations under the Salem railway division and their station category.
Stations closed for Passengers -