Coimbatore Junction erstwhile Kovai junction, is the railway station located in heart of the city Coimbatore

Coimbatore

Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....

. The station code is CBE. It has 6 platforms. It is a Major Railway junction in South India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

 and the second busiest railway station in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 in terms of passenger movement. A few of India's long distance trains pass through coimbatore junction.

Though it has the tag Junction, technically it is not a junction; it is only a railway station. The real junctions are located at Coimbatore North Junction

Coimbatore North Junction

Coimbatore North Junction is a railway junction located in city of Coimbatore, in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The railway line to Mettupalayam and onwards to Ooty branches off from here....

 (2.6 km away from CBE on the northern side), Podanur

Podanur

Podanur , is a town 6 km southeast of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. Its history goes back to the creation of first and major railway station and colony during British rule. The station has lost its importance after the major railway stations were built at Coimbatore and Palakkad...

 (5.8 km away from CBE on the southern side), Irugur

Irugur

Irugur is a major suburb of Coimbatore city in the state of Tamil Nadu. There is also a railway station here, that connects the station and the airport. Irugur is very close to the airport.-Geography:...

(16 km from CBE on eastern side)and Peelamedu

Peelamedu

Peelamedu is a part of the city of Coimbatore. It lies on the Avinashi road, is the most important arterial road in Coimbatore, India. It starts near Anna Flyover, and ends at L&T bypass junction at Nillambur...

 (8 km from CBE on Western side).

Facilities

There is a food plaza maintained by the IRCTC located on platforms 1 and 2. Platform 1, 2, 3 and 4 have platform refreshment stalls. Waiting rooms are present in platforms 1 and 2. A fruit stall is available at the end of platforms 1 and 2.

There are many tea and milk parlours and telephone booths are present in platforms 1, 2, 3, and 4 and on the front entrance.

There is also a cyber-cafe on the front side entrance. An Aircondtioned Hall is Available in the eastern Entrance. They charge Rs 15 per hour per Passenger

The Reservation charts are now displayed in Television screens near the enquiry counter.

There are reservation facilities in the main building of the junction.

In the south eastern side a new Bathroom and Toilet complex is constructed.

Two wheeler and Four Wheeler Parking are available in both eastern and western side.

Revenue

Coimbatore Junction alone yields 1,095 million rupees a year, which yields the second highest revenue in Southern Railway

Southern Railway (India)

The Southern Railway is the earliest of the 16 zones of the Indian Railways created in independent India. It was created on April 14, 1951 by merging three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway. The South Indian Railway...

, accounting for 45% of its divisional income.

Important originating Trains

• Cheran Express
  Cheran Express
  The Cheran Express is an express train in India which runs between Coimbatore Junction and Chennai Central on the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.-Route:...
  
  
• Nilgiri Express
  Nilgiri Express
  The Nilgiri Express is a night express train service operating between Chennai and Mettupalayam in Tamil Nadu, India. It is operated by Indian Railways.-Introduction:...
  
   -12 Slip Coaches are added.
• Kovai Express
  Kovai Express
  The Kovai Express is a daily superfast express train on Indian Railways, running between Chennai Central and Coimbatore Junction. Recently ads featuring the mobile phone services operator Vodafone can be spotted on the exteriors of the Kovai Express coaches. Train Number 2675 starts from Chennai...
  
  
• Intercity Express
• Kurla Express
• Kongu Express
  Kongu Express
  Kongu express is a superfast weekly train run by Indian Railways between Coimbatore Junction and H.Nizamuddin. The train was named after Kongu Nadu because it connects the cities like Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode - which are traditionally known as Kongu region - with NCR Delhi...
  
  
• Jaipur Express
• Rajkot Express
• Nagercoil Express
• Chennai
  Chennai
  Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
  
   Duronto Express
  Duronto Express
  Duronto Express is a category of long distance trains on Indian Railways. The special feature of these trains is that they run non-stop from source to destination, barring technical halts. All Duronto Express trains can be easily recognized by the characteristic yellow-green livery of their...
  
  
• Mayiladudurai Janshatabdi Express
• Tirupathi Express
• Tutucorin Express

Passenger Trains

• Nagercoil
  Nagercoil
  Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
  
   Passenger
• Mangalore
  Mangalore
  Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
  
   Passenger
• Erode
  Erode
  Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...
  
   Passengers
• Cannanore
  Kannur
  Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
  
   Passenger
• Mettupalayam Passengers
• Palakkad
  Palakkad
  Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...
  
   Passengers
• Shoranur
  Shoranur
  Shoranur is a town and a municipality in Palakkad district, Kerala,located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River spread over an area of 32.28 km2.it is a major transport hub , having the largest railway station in the state .Kerala Kalamandalam which is the premier centre for the learning...
  
   Passengers
• Trichur Passenger

Important trains passing through Coimbatore

• Ahilyanagari Express
  Ahilyanagari Express
  Ahilyanagari Express Ahilyanagari Express Ahilyanagari Express (Hindi: अहिल्या नगरी एक्सप्रेस, Malayalam:ആഹില്യ നഗരി എക്സ്പ്രെസ്സ് or Ahilya Express is a weekly mail express train of the Indian Railways, running between Indore Junction BG railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial...
  
  
• Nilgiri Express
  Nilgiri Express
  The Nilgiri Express is a night express train service operating between Chennai and Mettupalayam in Tamil Nadu, India. It is operated by Indian Railways.-Introduction:...
  
   (connection to Nilgiri Mountain Railway
  Nilgiri Mountain Railway
  The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908, and was initially operated by the Madras Railway Company. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives. NMR comes under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Salem Division...
  
   to Ooty)
• Kerala Express
  Kerala Express
  The Kerala Express is a super fast express train of the Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Trivandrum Central. It is a daily train that covers a distance of 3,036 kilometers in 50 hours, 50 minutes when it runs from New Delhi to Trivandrum with 40 stops at an average speed of...
  
  
• West Coast Express
• Sabari Express
  Sabari Express
  The Sabari Express is one of the most prestigious train operated by South Central Railway between Hyderabad and Kochuveli in Trivandrum with 24-coach rake...
  
  
• Island Express
  Island Express (train)
  The Island Express is an Indian Railways train running between Bangalore and Kanyakumari. Train# 16526 runs from Bangalore to Kanyakumari, and Train# 16525 runs in the reverse direction...
  
  
• Jayanthi Janatha Express
• Dhanbad/Tata-Allepy Express
• Trivandrum Express
• Chennai Egmore Express
• Garib Rath Express
• Millennium Express
• Raptisagar Express
  Raptisagar Express
  The Raptisagar Express is the fourth longest train of the Indian Railways system. It runs tri-weekly between Trivandrum and Gorakhpur and between Ernakulam and Barauni once per week. This train goes via the towns of Coimbatore, Chennai, Vijayawada, Nagpur, Bhopal,The Raptisagar Express is the...
  
  
• Howrah Express
• Guwahathi Express
• Patna Express
• Himsagar Express
  Himsagar Express
  Himsagar Express is the second longest running train on the Indian Railways in terms of distance and time. It runs from Kanyakumari in India's southernmost state, Tamil Nadu to Jammu Tawi, in Jammu & Kashmir - the northernmost state of India...
  
  
• Navyug Express
  Navyug Express
  The Navyug express or the "New-Era" Express is a weekly train running between Jammu Tawi and Mangalore. This train takes about 67 hrs for the distance of 3609 km.- Route :...
  
  
• Tea Garden Express
  Tea Garden Express
  Tea Garden Express is the most popular night express train in Southern Railway zone of the Indian railways, runs between Kochi and Nagore. The train numbered 6866 departs from Ernakulam Junction at 22.05 Hours and reaches Nagore at 11:45 hours the next day...
  
  
• Shalimar Express
  Shalimar Express
  Shalimar Express is bi-weekly train between Trivandrum Central and Shalimar Station. It is one of the long distance trains of India, and the fastest train between Trivandrum Central and Shalimar junction. It passes through important junctions such as Chennai Central, Visakhapatnam Junction, and...
  
  
• Vivek Express
  Vivek Express
  Viveka Express numbered 15906 is the longest running train in India, and 8th longest in the world...
  
  

Trains by-passing Coimbatore and stopping at Podanur

Podanur is Outskirts of Coimbatore City.

• Alleppey Express
  Alleppey Express
  Alleppey Express is one of the oldest trains in the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways that runs from Chennai to Alappuzha. The train was introduced in 1944 known as Cochin Express connecting Kochi with Chennai but later changed to its present name after its extension to Alappuzha in...
  
  
• Mangalore
  Mangalore
  Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
  
   Mail
• Mangalore
  Mangalore
  Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
  
  -Chennai
  Chennai
  Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
  
   Express (Weekly 6 days)
• Ernakulam
  Ernakulam Junction
  Ernakulam Junction is the largest railway station in the city of Kochi. The station has six platforms and two terminals...
  
  -Bangalore City
  Bangalore City Railway Station
  Bangalore City Railway station is located across the Kempegowda Bus Station in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is an important hub of the South Western Railway. The station has 10 platforms and two entrances.-Junction:...
  
   Express (Bi-Weekly - Monday and Wednesday)
• Ernakulam
  Ernakulam
  Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
  
  -Bangalore
  Bangalore
  Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
  
   Weekly express on Sundays.
• Mangalore
  Mangalore
  Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
  
  -Pondicherry Weekly Express
• Tirunelveli
  Tirunelveli Junction
  Tirunelveli Junction serves the city of Tirunelveli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It produces profit for the Madurai Railway division. The Nellai Express, — a super-fast train connecting Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore — runs packed almost throughout the year. The station has six platforms....
  
    -Bilaspur
  Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
  Bilaspur is a city in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, situated 111 km north of state capital, Raipur. It is the second-largest city in the state. It is the administrative headquarter of Bilaspur district...
  
   Weekly Superfast Express
• Kochuveli
  Kochuveli Railway Station
  Kochuveli Railway Station Malayalam:കൊച്ചുവേളി is one of the main stations of Thiruvananthapuram city in the Indian state of Kerala. It is being developed to ease congestion on Thiruvananthapuram central station....
  
  -Yeshwanthpur Weekly Express
• Kochuveli
  Kochuveli Railway Station
  Kochuveli Railway Station Malayalam:കൊച്ചുവേളി is one of the main stations of Thiruvananthapuram city in the Indian state of Kerala. It is being developed to ease congestion on Thiruvananthapuram central station....
  
  -Hubli Weekly Express
• Trivandrum
  Trivandrum Central
  Trivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...
  
  -Mumbai CST Weekly Express
• Trichy-Mangalore
  Mangalore
  Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
  
   weekly express

All the special trains which do not pass through Coimbatore have a stop at Podanur. Passengers alighting at the Podanur railway station can take a bus or taxi to Coimbatore which is just a 25 minutes drive from Podanur.

Trains by-passing Coimbatore with no stop at Podanur

• Chennai-Trivandrum Mail
  Trivandrum Mail
  The Thiruvananthapuram mail is a super fast train running between Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai. It is one of the most prestigious trains of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian railways. It connected Chennai with Kochi in early 1960s numbered with...
  
  
• Chennai
  Chennai Central
  Chennai Central , erstwhile Madras Central, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai . It is the home of the Southern Railway and the most important rail hub in South India. The other major railway hub stations in the city are Chennai Egmore and Tambaram...
  
  -Trivandrum
  Trivandrum Central
  Trivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...
  
   weekly express
• Kannur
  Kannur Railway Station
  Kannur, also known as Cannanore, is one of the busiest railway station in Kerala located in the Kannur City. It is operated by the Southern Railway of the Indian Railways. There are many trains operating towards Southern Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Mumbai and North India...
  
  -Yeswantpur
  Yeshvantapur Railway Station
  **Yeshvantapur, a residential locality of Bangalore city, located around 6 km from the city centre. It is one of the developing stations of Bangalore created for reducing the rush at Bangalore City Railway Station.- Location :...
  
   Daily express

Passengers to Coimbatore can either get down at either Erode Junction (98 km to the east) or Palakkad Junction (55 km to the west) and change trains.

Demand for Additional Trains

The people of Coimbatore have been demanding some new trains. Organisations like CODISSIA, SIMA, COINDIA, RAAC, KURAL, CII, CVC, CPA etc. have been consistently voicing their requests for new trains.

Some demands for new trains are:

• Daily trains to Bangalore
  Bangalore
  Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
  
   during the day and night
• Daily trains to Indore and Jabalpur
• Train to Indore
  Indore
  Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
  
   as Ahilyanagari Express
  Ahilyanagari Express
  Ahilyanagari Express Ahilyanagari Express Ahilyanagari Express (Hindi: अहिल्या नगरी एक्सप्रेस, Malayalam:ആഹില്യ നഗരി എക്സ്പ്രെസ്സ് or Ahilya Express is a weekly mail express train of the Indian Railways, running between Indore Junction BG railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial...
  
   is the only connection for Central India and that is also Weekly.
• An overnight train to Tirupathi
• Additional trains to Chennai
  Chennai
  Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
  
  
• A daily train to New Delhi
  New Delhi
  New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
  
  
• Weekly trains to Howrah
• South bound trains to Tirunelveli
  Tirunelveli
  Tirunelveli , also known as Nellai , and historically as Tinnevelly, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Tirunelveli District and the sixth biggest city in Tamil Nadu...
  
  , Tenkasi
  Tenkasi
  Tenkasi pronounced as is a town and a municipality in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in the foothills of the Western Ghats near the Courtallam Waterfalls.Tenkasi is also famous for saaral...
  
   via Madurai and Rameswaram via Trichy.
• Connectivity to Konkan Region as lot of Konkani's work in Coimbatore.
• Daily trains to interior parts of Karnataka like Hubli, Belagum, Shimoga etc.
• Connection to Jodhpur by new train or by extending Jaipur Express.
• Overnight connection from Trivandram.