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Trains from Salem to Madurai

17 direct trains · fastest 3 hr 35 min on the 20601 MAS BDNK SF EXP · 2 daily

Counted across one station in Salem and one station in Madurai. Each train below names the stations it actually uses.

Check live seats and faresSalem (SA) to Madurai (MDU)

Every direct train

Departure and arrival times are the published timetable and change only when it does. Seats are not shown here because they belong to one station pair on one date — each row links to its own. When every direct train is full, a journey with one change often still has a berth, and the search looks for those too.

If the direct trains are full

3 ways to get from Salem to Madurai with one change of train, with how often each change is measured to hold.

  • One change at Dindigul JnDG

    Salem Jn SA to Madurai Jn MDU

    03:054 hr 55 min08:00
    20601MAS BDNK SF EXP03:05 — 05:47Superfast
    Almost always holds1 hr 8 min to change at DG

    Almost always holds here. Measured on 3,05,346 paired days.

    11021DADAR TEN EXP06:55 — 08:00Mail/Express

    Seats and fares for SA–MDU
  • One change at Dindigul JnDG

    Salem Jn SA to Madurai Jn MDU

    02:405 hr 5 min07:45
    22651MAS PGT EXPRESS02:40 — 05:30Composite
    Holds 10 in 101 hr to change at DG

    Holds about 19 times in 20 here. Measured on 3,05,346 paired days.

    16622MAQ RMM EXPRESS06:30 — 07:45Mail/Express

    both trains usually run on time

    Seats and fares for SA–MDU
  • One change at Dindigul JnDG

    Salem Jn SA to Madurai Jn MDU

    22:055 hr 10 min03:15+1 arrives the next day
    17235NAGERCOIL EXP22:05 — 01:17Mail/Express
    Almost always holds1 hr 13 min to change at DG

    Almost always holds here. Measured on 3,05,346 paired days.

    20635ANANTAPURI EXP02:30 — 03:15Superfast

    20635 often runs late

    Seats and fares for SA–MDU

Each leg is a separate ticket on its own PNR, booked separately — and the second one is only worth buying once the first is confirmed. Seats and fares live on each journey’s own station-pair page.

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