Salem Junction railway station

சேலம் சந்திப்பு Salem Junction सेलम जंक्शन
Indian Railway Station
Location	Junction Main road, Suramanagalam, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	11°40′17.05″N 78°6′47.6″E / 11.6714028°N 78.113222°ECoordinates: 11°40′17.05″N 78°6′47.6″E / 11.6714028°N 78.113222°E
Elevation	288 m above sea level
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Jolarpettai-Shoranur line, Salem-Karur line
Platforms	6
Tracks	8
Connections	Goods terminal, Taxi Stand, Satellite Town Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure type	on ground station
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Station code	SA
Fare zone	Southern Railways
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers	50,000 per day on average
Route map Legend Salem–Karur–Dindigul line Legend km to Jolarpettai Junction to Bangalore City to Mettur Dam 0 Salem Junction to Virudhachalam Junction to Erode Junction 13 Mallur 26 Rasipuram 34 Puduchatram 40 Kalangani 52 Namakkal 59 Laddivadi 70 Mohanur 74 Vangal to Erode Junction 86 Karur Junction to Tiruchirappalli Junction 91 Thandoni 101 Velliyani 115 Palaiyam 131 Vembur 139 Eriodu SA limits MDU limits to Tiruchirappalli Junction to Palani 160 Dindigul Junction to Madurai Junction

Salem–Palakkad line
Legend
km 39  Mettur Dam 27  Mecheri Road 19  Tolasampatti to Bangalore City 11  Omalur to Jolarpettai–Shoranur line 3  Magnesite 0 Salem Junction to Virudhachalam Junction Salem Steel plant to Karur Junction 8 Neykkarapatti 11 Virapandy Road 22 Madudanchavadi 34 Mavelipalaiyam 39 Sankaridurg 47 Anangur 57 Cauvery Kaveri to Karur Junction 62 Erode Junction 69 Totiyapalayam 76 Perundurai 81 Ingur 89 Vijayamangalam 99 Uttukuli State Highway 81 102 Tiruppur Kulipalayam 112 Tiruppur Tiruppur-Avinashi Road 120 Tiruppur Vanjipalayam State Highway 166 130 Tiruppur Somanur State Highway 165 139 Sulur Road 145 Irugur Junction 162 Podanur Junction 14  Singanallur 9  Pilamedu National Highway 209 0  Coimbatore Junction 3  Coimbatore North Junction 17  Periyanayikanpalayam 28  Karaimadal 36  Mettupalayam Nilgiri Mountain Railway (narrow gauge) State Highway 162 to Pollachi National Highway 209 ACC Limited plant 166 Madukkarai 171 Ettimadai Tamil Nadu Kerala border 180 Walayar 184 Chullimada 191 Kanjikode Malampuzha River 199 Kottekad 206 Palakkad Junction to Shoranur Junction
Source: Google maps

Salem Junction railway station(station code: SA) is a junction railway station situated in Salem and the headquarters of the Salem railway division of the Southern Railway Zone in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the major transit point in Southern India.

The station has satellite bus terminus the local bus available 24 hours to Salem central bus terminus. It is upgraded A grade station and there is 5 ATM's near junction entrance and the station has waiting hall and electric battery car to go for platform.

The station has subway for every platform and platform bridges with lift. Over 160 trains passing through Salem junction. The station has 6 platforms and 8 tracks. Other nearest major junctions Omalur Junction and Erode Junction

Lines

There are 6 lines branching out from the station

• Double Electrified BG line towards Chennai Central
• Double Electrified BG Erode Junction
• Single Electrified BG Mettur Dam railway station
• Single Diesel BG line towards Virudhachalam Junction
• Single Diesel BG line towards Bangalore City railway station
• Single Diesel BG line towards Karur Junction

Facilities

• Computerized reservation center with 3 counters and more than 5 counters for non reservation tickets and separate counters for the cancellation for reserved tickets for more easy to cancel tickets,
• Digital coach number board in every platform with speakers for announcement of trains arriving in which platform and digital board of trains will arrive in station and platform number
• Every platform has hotels and canteen and drinking water chairs for sitting with fans lights and TV.
• The junction has bike parking and valet car parking and ATM's and satellite bus terminus with railway police station