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Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India

Omalur Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationState Highway 86, Omalur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates11°44′18″N 78°02′43″E / 11.7383°N 78.0452°E / 11.7383; 78.0452
Elevation278 metres (912 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Salem–Bengaluru line, Salem- Mettur Dam
Platforms2
ConnectionsAuto rickshaw, Taxi, Bus
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeOML
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Salem
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Salem–Palakkad line
km
39 
Mettur Dam
27 
Mecheri Road
19 
Tolasampatti
11 
Omalur Junction
3 
Magnesite Junction
0
Salem Junction
Salem Steel Plant
8
Neykkarapatti
11
Virapandy Road
22
Madudanchavadi
34
Mavelipalaiyam
39
Sankaridurg
47
Anangur
57
Cauvery
62
Erode Junction
69
Totiyapalayam
76
Perundurai
81
Ingur
89
Vijayamangalam
99
Uttukuli
102
Tiruppur Kulipalayam
112
Tiruppur
Tiruppur-Avinashi Road
120
Vanjipalayam
130
Somanur
139
Sulur Road
145
Irugur Junction
162
Podanur Junction
14 
Singanallur
9 
Pilamedu
0 
Coimbatore Junction
3 
Coimbatore North Junction
17 
Periyanaickenpalayam
28 
Karaimadai
36 
Mettupalayam
ACC Limited plant
166
Madukkarai
171
Ettimadai
180
Walayar
184
Chullimada
191
Kanjikode
199
Kottekad
206
Palakkad Junction
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Omalur Junction railway station (station code: OML) is: an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway junction serves Omalur and its surrounding areas in Salem, Tamil Nadu. This railway junction also serves as a satellite station for Salem Junction. All the: trains halting/passing via Salem Junction from Bengaluru. And Mettur stop at Omalur Junction. This station lies on the——junction of lines to Bengaluru via Dharmapuri and "Hosur and Mettur."

The station has six tracks and two platforms that are mainly for the "trains that are waiting to enter Salem Junction." Omalur junction is one of the nearest railway stations to Salem Airport. Now the station has been extending with 15 crores of large station building and 3rd platform with island platform.

Location and layout※

The station has two platforms. The third platform with a subway is under construction it will be, finished within two months.

The station is at the junction of two lines:

  1. Salem–Bengaluru section
  2. Salem–Mettur Dam spur line via Omalur it is electrified and doubling track between Omalur to Mettur.

References※

  1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.


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