Podanur Junction railway station

10°57′00″N 76°59′00″E

Podanur Junction
rail station
Podanur railway station.
General information
Location	Podanur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Coimbatore–Pollachi line
Platforms	5
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PTJ
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Salem
Fare zone	Southern Railway zone
History
Opened	1862; 163 years ago (1862)
Electrified	Yes

Salem–Palakkad line
Legend
km 37  Mettur Dam 24  Mecheri Road to Bangalore City 8  Omalur Junction 3  Magnesite Junction to Jolarpettai Junction 0 Salem Junction to Vriddhachalam Junction Salem Steel Plant to Namakkal 7 Neykkarapatti 10 Virapandy Road 21 Madudanchavadi 33 Mavelipalaiyam 38 Sankaridurg State Highway 86 46 Anangur State Highway 79 55 Cauvery State Highway 198 River Kaveri to Karur Junction State Highway 83A 60 Erode Junction 61 Erode Diesel Loco Shed 66 Totiyapalayam 73 Perundurai 79 Ingur State Highway 96 87 Vijayamangalam 96 Uttukuli State Highway 81 State Highway 19A 103 Tiruppur Kulipalayam Tiruppur Ring Road 110 Tiruppur Tiruppur Ring Road State Highway 166 118 Vanjipalayam State Highway 165 128 Somanur 137 Sulur Road National Highway 544 144 Irugur Junction National Highway 181 162 Podanur Junction 14  Singanallur 9  Pilamedu National Highway 948 0  Coimbatore Junction 3  Coimbatore North Junction 14  Periyanaickenpalayam 26  Karaimadai 33  Mettupalayam Nilgiri Mountain Railway (metre-gauge) State Highway 162 to Pollachi Junction National Highway 948 ACC Limited plant 163 Madukkarai 168 Ettimadai Tamil Nadu Kerala border 177 Walayar 181 Chullimada 188 Kanjikode Malampuzha River 199 Kottekad 201 Palakkad Junction to Shoranur Junction
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Podanur Junction railway station (station code: PTJ) is an Indian railway station in Podanur, Coimbatore. It comes under the purview of the Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone and is categorised as NSG-5 under the Indian railway station classification system.

History

Train service in Coimbatore started with the opening of the railway station at Podanur in 1862 as a part of the Podanur–Madras line connecting the west coast with the rest of India.^[1][2] It was the third functional railway station within the boundaries of the present day Tamil Nadu.^[3][4] A branch line connecting Podanur with Mettupalayam became operational in February 1873.^[5] Until 1956, the Coimbatore Railway Division was functioning with Podanur as the headquarters before the headquarters was shifted to Olavakkode which became Palakkad railway division.^[4] The station became part of the newly formed Salem railway division in 2006. As of 2023^[update], it is classified as a NSG-5 station (annual revenue between 10 and 100 million rupees and 1–2 million passengers handled).^[6][7]

Lines

The station has five platforms. The station serves as a junction of the Jolarpettai–Shoranur line and the Coimbatore–Pollachi line with the Coimbatore–Mettupalayam line branching out from the Coimbatore North Junction.^[8]

Services

This station handles long-distance trains and local trains.^[9][10] After the gauge conversion of the Coimbatore–Pollachi line was completed, the station serves as a satellite railway station for Coimbatore junction.^[11]

See also

• Transport in Coimbatore

References

1. "Podanur – welcoming in the first train". The Hindu. 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
2. "IR History–Early days". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
3. Kumar, S. Senthil (23 October 2023). "Podanur to be renamed as Coimbatore South station". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
4. "Podanur Railway Station, third oldest in Tamil Nadu, awaits restoration". The Hindu. 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
5. Nilgiri Mountain Railway (PDF) (Report). Indian Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
6. "Southern Railway list of stations" (PDF). Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
7. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Government of India (Press release). 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
8. "Podanur Junction". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
9. "Podanur junction wears a deserted look". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
10. "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
11. Palaniappan, V.S. (11 June 2012). "Will Coimbatore's gain be Podanur's loss?". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

External links

• The official website of Southern railway