Sholavandan railway station
General information
Coordinates10°01′22″N 77°57′55″E / 10.0228°N 77.9654°E / 10.0228; 77.9654
Other information
Station codeSDN
Location
Sholavandan railway station is located in India
Sholavandan railway station
Sholavandan railway station
Location within India
Sholavandan railway station is located in Tamil Nadu
Sholavandan railway station
Sholavandan railway station
Sholavandan railway station (Tamil Nadu)

Sholavandan railway station, situated in the Southern Railway zone, is an Indian train station in Vadipatti taluk, a taluk in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu. The station code is SDN.

Location and layout

Sholavandan is located on the left bank of the Vaigai River, sixteen miles north-west of Madurai. Sholavandan railway station is a stop for all passenger trains on the Madurai–Bangalore Express[1] and the Nellai Express. It follows Samayanallur station on the route to Dindigul from Madurai.[2] The nearest railway stations are:

The nearest airport is Madurai International Airport, situated 34.5 kilometres (21.4 mi) away from the station.[3]

Lines

The station has two intersecting lines: The BG single line towards the north via Chennai and Bangalore and the BG single line towards the south via Madurai and Kanyakumari.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Indian Railway Information". Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Indian Government Railway projects". Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Nearest airport". Retrieved 10 September 2015.


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