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Madurai Junction | |||||||
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 Main entrance of the station | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | West Veli Street,Madurai,Tamil Nadu India | ||||||
| Coordinates | 9°55′12″N78°6′37″E / 9.92000°N 78.11028°E /9.92000; 78.11028 | ||||||
| System |  Indian Railways station | ||||||
| Owned by | Southern Railway zone of theIndian Railways | ||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||||
| Lines | 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) | ||||||
| Depth | 2000 Meters | ||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||
| 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; 150 years ago (1875)[1] | ||||||
| Closed | 2023 | ||||||
| Rebuilt | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) (fromMeter Gauge toBroad Gauge) | ||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||
| Previous names | Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2022–23 | 6,701,350 (per year) 18,360 (per day)  250% (-) | ||||||
| Rank | 2 | ||||||
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Madurai Junction railway station (station code: MDU[2]) is an NSG-2 categoryIndian railway station inMadurai railway division ofSouthern Railway zone.[3] It serves the city ofMadurai, located inMadurai district of theIndian state ofTamil Nadu.[4]
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation underAmrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[5]
For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was₹1,866,183,588 (US$22 million) and daily earnings was₹5,112,832 (US$60,000). 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]
| Line No. | Towards |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dindigul Junction (north) |
| 2 | Virudhunagar Junction (south) |
| 3 | Bodinayakkanur (west) |
| 4 | Manamadurai Junction (south-east) |
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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