Madurai Junction
Indian Railways station
Main entrance of the station
General information
Other names	Madura Junction
Location	West Veli Street, Madurai, Tamil Nadu,  India India
Coordinates	9°55′12″N 78°6′37″E / 9.92000°N 78.11028°E / 9.92000; 78.11028
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
Accessible	Yes
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 (1875)[1]
Rebuilt	1999; 25 years ago (1999) (from Meter Gauge to Broad Gauge)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Passengers
2018	60,000/day[2]
Location
Madurai Location within Tamil Nadu
Interactive map

Madurai Junction railway station (station code: MDU) is a railway station in South India and the primary railway station serving the city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu.^[3] The station is the headquarters of the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railways and is an A1 graded train station by the Indian Railways for being one of the top 100 booking stations in the country. The second Tejas Express of the country was flagged of by the Prime Minister on 1 March 2019 between Madurai Junction and Chennai Egmore which covers the distance in just 6 hrs 30 mins. It falls under the southern railway zone.^{[citation needed][4]}

Railway lines

Gallery

Few pictures of this railway station are as follows:-

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  View of the main building
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  An aerial view of this railway station
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  Erode WAP-1 engine entering Madurai Jn

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.