Jolarpettai–Shoranur line

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The Jolarpettai–Shoranur line is a major broad-gauge railway route in southern India that connects Tamil Nadu with Kerala, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.

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Jolarpettai–Shoranur line canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
administrativeDivision Palakkad railway division
Salem railway division
category main line of Southern Railway zone
connectsCity Chennai (via Jolarpettai Junction)
Coimbatore
Erode
Palakkad
Shoranur
Tiruppur
Vaniyambadi (via Jolarpettai)
connectsRegion central Kerala
western Tamil Nadu
connectsState Kerala
Tamil Nadu
country India
electrification electrified double line on most sections
electrificationSystem 25 kV AC overhead lines
endPoint Shoranur Junction
gauge 1676 mm broad gauge
5 ft 6 in broad gauge
historicalGauge converted to broad gauge from metre gauge on some sections
importance major corridor between Tamil Nadu and Kerala
importantJunctionOnRoute Coimbatore Junction
Erode Junction
Palakkad Junction
Podanur Junction
Tiruppur
junctionFunction interchange with Konkan-bound and Malabar-bound routes at Shoranur Junction
locatedIn Southern Railway zone
operator Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways
ownedBy Indian Railways
partOf Golden Quadrilateral trunk routes network (via connecting lines)
passesThroughState Kerala
Tamil Nadu
primaryUse freight traffic
passenger traffic
railwayZone Southern Railway
regionServed southern India
role key link between Chennai and Kerala via Coimbatore
startPoint Jolarpettai Junction
trackConfiguration double track on major stretches
trafficType freight trains
long-distance express trains
passenger and MEMU services

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Coimbatore North Junction line Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
Erode Junction isJunctionOnLine Jolarpettai–Shoranur line