Question

The total number of railway stations in Tamil Nadu is_______.
A. 40
B. 532
C. 586
D. 607

Answer 1

Hint: Tamil Nadu owns a very well-developed rail network as part of the Southern Railway which is headquartered at Chennai, the network of Southern Railway extends over a large part of India's southern peninsula, which covers states such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, as well as a small portion of Karnataka along with a small portion of the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Complete answer:
The state of Tamil Nadu in total has a railway track length of about 5,952 km (3,698 mi) and there are 532 railway stations present in the state. The system connects it with the important cities in India. Chennai, which is the capital of Tamil Nadu has a well-established suburban railway network also the process of developing a metro is finally completed. The major rail junctions in the state of Tamil Nadu consisting of Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Erode, Tiruchirapalli, and Tirunelveli. While Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore, Madurai Junction, Coimbatore stations have been upgraded to A1 grade level. Loco sheds are present at the Erode, Arakkonam, Royapuram in Chennai, and Tondaiyarpet in Chennai, Ponmalai (GOC) in Tiruchirappalli as Diesel Loco Shed. The loco shed at Erode is a massive composite Electric and Diesel Loco shed. There is also a mountain railway that connects Ooty as well as Mettupalayam. MRTS which covers from Chennai Beach to Velachery.

Thus, option B is the right answer.

Note: Tiruchirappalli Junction is the second largest railway station in the state of Tamil Nadu and also one of the busiest railway stations in India.