Sholavandan railway station
# Sholavandan railway station

Sholavandan railway station, situated in the Southern Railway zone, is an Indian train station in Vadipatti taluk, a taluk in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu. The station code is SDN.

## Location and layout

Sholavandan is located on the left bank of the Vaigai River, sixteen miles north-west of Madurai. Sholavandan railway station is a stop for all passenger trains on the Madurai–Bangalore Express and the Nellai Express. It follows Samayanallur station on the route to Dindigul from Madurai. The nearest railway stations are:

* Koodal Nagar Railway Station, 17 km (11 mi)
* Madurai Junction Railway Station, 19 km (12 mi)
* Dindigul Junction railway station, 37 km (23 mi)
* Palani/PLNI Railway Station, 69 km (43 mi)

The nearest airport is Madurai International Airport, situated 34.5 kilometres (21.4 mi) away from the station.

## Lines

The station has two intersecting lines: The BG single line towards the north via Chennai and Bangalore and the BG single line towards the south via Madurai and Kanyakumari.

