Dindigul Junction railway station

Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dindigul Junction railway station (station code: DG[1]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] The station serves the city of Dindigul, located in Dindigul district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[3]

LocationJunction Rd, Dindigul Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10.353469964938924°N 77.98417537164268°E / 10.353469964938924; 77.98417537164268
Elevation287 metre
System Indian Railways station
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Dindigul Junction
Photo 1 → DG Junction Platform heading towards Madurai Junction
Photo 2 → Nameboard of this station
General information
LocationJunction Rd, Dindigul Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10.353469964938924°N 77.98417537164268°E / 10.353469964938924; 77.98417537164268
Elevation287 metre
System Indian Railways station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Platforms5
ConnectionsBus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDG
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Madurai
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2022–232,011,715 (per year)
5,512 (per day)
Location
Dindigul Junction is located in Tamil Nadu
Dindigul Junction
Dindigul Junction
Location within Tamil Nadu
Dindigul Junction is located in India
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History

Dindigul was major junction point right from metre-gauge era. Metre-gauge routes to Coimbatore Junction railway, Tiruchirappalli Junction and Madurai Junction. In 1990s, the first broad-gauge line was established by Karur and Madurai broad-gauge track.

The line between Madurai and Dindigul was a metre-gauge and broad-gauge parallel lines. After gauge conversion between Chennai Egmore and Madurai, Palani route was the sole metre-gauge section in the entire western Tamil Nadu. Around 2012, Dindigul–Palani section was converted into broad gauge, Chennai Palani Express commenced its service. The Dindigul to Palani railway line was electrified in 2022.[4]

Location and layout

The Dindigul Junction is located on the eastern side of the city adjacent to the city's SIDCO industrial estate. the station going to remodeled soon by southern railways and madurai division has announced the DPR tenders on southern railway site. The station bears the intersection of four branching railway lines and the next nearest train stations are:

  • Ambathurai railway station (South)
  • Tamaraipadi railway station (East)
  • Akkaraippatti railway station (West)
  • Eriodu railway station (North)

Madurai Airport is the nearest airport.

Lines

  • BG electrified Twin Single line towards Madurai
  • BG electrified double line towards Trichy
  • BG electrified single line towards Karur
  • BG electrified single line towards Pollachi

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was 428,934,623 (US$5.1 million) and daily earnings was 1,175,163 (US$14,000). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 2,011,715 and daily count was 5,512. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 11,291.[3]

New Lines in Proposal

Dindigul-Karaikudi new BG line: Reconnaissance Engineering cum Traffic Survey for a new BG line between Dindigul and Karaikkudi via Natham and Thirupattur (105.60 km) was conducted and Survey Report was sent to Railway Board on 06.07.2015. This project was shelved by Railway Board. [5]

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