Salem railway division
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 2014.[1] It covers 15 districts in Tamil Nadu and has a total route length of 795 km (494 mi). [2] Coimbatore Junction is the most busiest railway station in this division and accounts for 45% of the revenues.[3][4] Other major railway stations include Erode Junction, Salem Junction, Tiruppur, Coimbatore North Junction, Pothanur Junction, Virudhachalam Junction, Karur, Namkkal,Irugur Junction,Omalur Junction.[5] 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.[6]
List of railway stations and towns
The list includes the stations under the Salem railway division and their station category.[7][8]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
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| A-1 Category | 1 | Coimbatore Junction |
| A Category | 5 | Erode Junction, Karur Junction, Mettupalaiyam, Salem Junction, Tiruppur |
| B Category | - | - |
| C Category (Suburban station) |
- | - |
| D Category | - | - |
| E Category | - | - |
| F Category Halt Station |
- | - |
| Total | - | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
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