Sholavandan railway station
Sholavandan railway station | |
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| Coordinates | 10°01′22″N 77°57′55″E / 10.0228°N 77.9654°E |
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| Station code | SDN |
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  Sholavandan railway station Location within India | |
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:
- Koodal Nagar Railway Station, 17 km (11 mi)
- Madurai Junction Railway Station, 19 km (12 mi)
- Dindigul Junction railway station, 37 km (23 mi)
- Palani/PLNI Railway Station, 69 km (43 mi)
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[]
- Madurai Junction railway station
- Dindigul Junction railway station
- Kodaikanal Road railway station
- Tiruchirappalli Junction
References[]
- ^ "Indian Railway Information". Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Indian Government Railway projects". Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Nearest airport". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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