Madurai Junction railway station

Madurai Junction
Madurai Junction
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″N78°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;149 years ago
Rebuilt	1999;25 years ago (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)
Location
	Madurai Location within Tamil Nadu
	Interactive map

Last updated April 07, 2024

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]

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹1,866,183,588 (US$23 million) and daily earnings was ₹5,112,832 (US$64,000). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 6,701,350 and daily count was 18,360. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 38,131.^[4]

Railway lines

Line No.	Towards
1	Dindigul Junction (north)
2	Virudhunagar Junction (south)
3	Bodinayakkanur (west)
4	Manamadurai Junction (south-east)

New rail line proposal

Madurai–Melur–Tirupattur–Karaikudi new BG line: As sanctioned by Railway Board in the year 2007–08, Survey was taken & the report has been submitted to Railway Board on 29 July 2008. Then updating survey was sanctioned in the year 2013–14 and the survey report was submitted to Railway board on 27 November 2014. Railway Board has shelved the proposal at present.^{[ when? ]} Decision of Railway Board is awaited.

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References

↑ "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.
1 2 "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.

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[1] "Lok Sabha Debates" (PDF). nic.in. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[stn_code-2] "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.

[sr_stn-3] "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_earnings-4] 1 2 "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.

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