Irugur Junction railway station

Irugur Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Irugur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India India
Coordinates	11.0166°N 77.0685°E / 11.0166; 77.0685
Elevation	296m
Owned by	Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways
Line(s)	Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Salem–Palakkad line (bypassing Coimbatore Junction)
Platforms	2
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	IGU
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Salem
Fare zone	Southern Railway
History
Electrified	Yes
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Salem–Palakkad line
km 37  Mettur Dam 24  Mecheri Road to Bangalore City 8  Omalur Junction 3  Magnesite Junction to Jolarpettai Junction 0 Salem Junction to Vriddhachalam Junction Salem Steel Plant to Namakkal 7 Neykkarapatti 10 Virapandy Road 21 Madudanchavadi 33 Mavelipalaiyam 38 Sankaridurg State Highway 86 46 Anangur State Highway 79 55 Cauvery State Highway 198 River Kaveri to Karur Junction State Highway 83A 60 Erode Junction 61 Erode Diesel Loco Shed 66 Totiyapalayam 73 Perundurai 79 Ingur State Highway 96 87 Vijayamangalam 96 Uttukuli State Highway 81 State Highway 19A 103 Tiruppur Kulipalayam Tiruppur Ring Road 110 Tiruppur Tiruppur Ring Road State Highway 166 118 Vanjipalayam State Highway 165 128 Somanur 137 Sulur Road National Highway 544 144 Irugur Junction National Highway 181 162 Podanur Junction 14  Singanallur 9  Pilamedu National Highway 948 0  Coimbatore Junction 3  Coimbatore North Junction 14  Periyanaickenpalayam 26  Karaimadai 33  Mettupalayam Nilgiri Mountain Railway (metre-gauge) State Highway 162 to Pollachi Junction National Highway 948 ACC Limited plant 163 Madukkarai 168 Ettimadai Tamil Nadu Kerala border 177 Walayar 181 Chullimada 188 Kanjikode Malampuzha River 199 Kottekad 201 Palakkad Junction to Shoranur Junction
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Irugur Junction (code:^[which?] IGU) is a NSG-6 railway station in Irugur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.^[1]

The station has two platforms and is a junction on the Coimbatore Junction–Erode Junction main line with branch line towards Mettupalayam.^[2]

The station has been criticised for not offering Disabled friendly platforms in comparison to other stations in Coimbatore.Three trains - Coimbatore-Mayiladuthurai Jan Shatabdi Express, Erode-Coimbatore MEMU and Erode-Palakkad Town MEMU - halt at Irugur Junction.^[3]

See also

• Railway stations in Coimbatore
• Salem railway division
• Coimbatore
• Indian Railways
• Transport in Coimbatore

References

1. "Indian Rail Info". Retrieved 28 March 2015.
2. "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
3. "Passengers seek proper platforms at Irugur railway station". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

External links

• The official website of Southern railway