Coimbatore Junction railway station

Coimbatore Junction Railway Station (also known as Kovai Junction Railway Station)(station code: CBE) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a major railway station located in the city of Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the busiest railway stations in South India and serves as a gateway to the Nilgiri hills, a popular tourist destination. The station has six platforms and is the third highest revenue generating station in the zone after Chennai Central and Egmore and also generates about 45 percent of the revenue of the Salem railway division. Coimbatore Junction is an important junction connecting major cities such as Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata. It also serves as a gateway to several popular tourist destinations such as Ooty and Kodaikanal. Although Coimbatore railway station has the suffix Junction in its name, it's not a true junction. No new line starts from or ends at Coimbatore. It's just a passing railway station lies between Podanur Junction and Coimbatore North Junction.