Madurai Junction
Madurai Junction railway station is an NSG-2 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the city of Madurai, located in Madurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Photo: TAMIZHU, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station of Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Also known as: “Madurai Junction railway station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple and Kazimar Big Mosque.
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Meenakshi Temple, also known as Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, is a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple is situated 1 km east of Madurai Junction.
Kazimar Big Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wasifwasif, Public domain.
The Kazimar Big Mosque, also known as the Kazimar Periya Pallivasal, is a Sufi Hanafi mosque in Madurai city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque was constructed in 683 AH and is the oldest mosque in the city. Kazimar Big Mosque is situated 1 km southeast of Madurai Junction.
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal
Photo: R.K.Lakshmi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal is a palace completed in 1636 by Tirumala Nayaka, a king of the Madurai Nayak dynasty, who ruled Madurai from 1623 to 1659. It is located 2 km to the southeast of the Meenakshi Amman Temple in central Madurai. Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal is situated 1½ km east of Madurai Junction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madurai and Thiruparankundram.
Madurai
Photo: Vegpuff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Madurai, formerly Madura, is the third-largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It's on the banks of the river Vaigai and has been a major settlement for two millennia.
Thiruparankundram
Town
Photo: Wasifwasif, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thiruparankundram, also spelled Tiruparangundram, is a neighbourhood in Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. Located about 7 km from the city center, it is located on the southwest part of the city. Thiruparankundram is situated 8 km southwest of Madurai Junction.
Madurai Junction
- Categories: station located on surface, station, and transportation
- Location: Thirupparankundram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.91955° or 9° 55′ 10″ northLongitude
78.11022° or 78° 6′ 37″ eastOperator
SRNetwork
IROpen location code
6JXWW496+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 757974347OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q6728812
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tamil—“Madurai Junction” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “মাদুরাই জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন”
- French: “Madurai Junction”
- Hindi: “मदुरई जंक्शन रेलवे स्टेशन”
- Hindi: “मदुरै जंक्सन”
- Hindi: “मदुरै रेलवे स्टेशन”
- Malayalam: “മധുര ജംഗ്ഷൻ”
- Marathi: “मदुराई जंक्शन रेल्वे स्थानक”
- Marathi: “मदुराई रेल्वे स्थानक”
- Santali: “ᱢᱟᱫᱩᱨᱟᱭ ᱡᱚᱸᱠᱥᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
- Tamil: “மதுரை சந்திப்பு தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
- Tamil: “மதுரை சந்திப்பு”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Town Hall Road Masjid and Theosophical Society.
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