It was in 1852 that the first rail service was started to the city of Coimbatore, and since then the city is well –connected with the major cities in the country via a string network of railways. There are broad gauge trains running from Coimbatore to the rest of the country. The Coimbatore Junction remains busy for most part of the days as it sees influx of trains from Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkotta.