Karur Junction railway station


Karur Junction railway station is a junction station located in the city of Karur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated along with Erode and Tiruchirapalli. The station is a junction for incoming trains from Tiruchirappalli and Dindigul towards Jolarpettai-Chennai line through Erode Junction.

History

It was the first Railway Station in India to have a broad Gauge track. It was installed in the late 1860s, in a period even when all Indian Railway Stations including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai were on narrow gauge.
A broad gauge line linking the station to Salem via Namakkal was opened in 2014. The station is a part of the Salem railway division of the Southern Railways.Karur is one of the List 'A' class junction in Salem division.And also one of the top revenue junction in Southern Railways.

Lines

Four single BG electric lines branch out from the Junction:

Platform Layouts