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Podanur Junction
Regional rail and Light rail station
Podanur railway station.
General information
LocationPodanur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
India
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
Coimbatore–Pollachi line
Platforms5
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePTJ
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Salem
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
History
Opened1861; 163 years ago (1861) 18/07/1861
ElectrifiedYes

Podanur Junction (station code: PTJ) is a railway station in Podanur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

History

It was the first railway station in the Coimbatore district, Kongu Region or Western Region,[1] which opened in 18 July 1861 and third oldest railway station in South India next to Royapuram and Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station. It serves one of the four way junction in India.[2][3][4] It was served as one of the Railway Divisional Head Quarters of South Indian Railways which is named as Podanur Division, later in 1953 Podanur Division was dissolved and divisional headquarters was shifted to Olavakkode (now Palakkad division) in Kerala.[5]

Administration

The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Salem railway division. It is one of the important railway stations in Coimbatore with trains to any part of India and also one of the A graded stations in the Southern Railway. Before the gauge conversion between Podanur-Pollachi-Palani-Dindigul line in 2008, this station served as the important station for the connectivity of western Tamil Nadu to southern regions.[6]

Lines

The station has five platforms and a junction, joining lines going in four different routes: towards Coimbatore Junction, towards Irugur, towards Pollachi and towards Palakkad.

Services

This station handles long-distance trains and local trains.[7][8]

Development

After Podanur – Dindigul gauge conversion, trains planned to operate from Podanur Junction, to serve as a satellite railway station for Coimbatore city junction. But still people demand to bring back the trains Coimbatore to Madurai, Coimbatore to Rameshwaram, Coimbatore to Sengottai in this line that was earlier running successfully before the gauge conversion.[9]

Connections

The terminus is connected to all the major places within the city such as:

See also

References

  1. ^ Venkatraman, V. (20 January 2018). "The Society of Kongunadu Through the Inscriptions of Seven Kongu Saivaite Temples". Papers.ssrn.com. SSRN 3132225. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ Palaniappan, V. S. (11 January 2016). "Podanur - welcoming in the first train". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Podanur junction: Podanur junction wears a deserted look". The Times of India. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ "BRIEF HISTORY OF PALAKKAD DIVISION" (PDF). Sr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. ^ K. A. Shaji (2 July 2012). "Podanur junction: Podanur junction wears a deserted look | Coimbatore News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Southern Railway" (PDF). Rbs.indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Podanur junction wears a deserted look". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". Indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  9. ^ Palaniappan, V.S. (11 June 2012). "Will Coimbatore's gain be Podanur's loss?". The Hindu. Chennai, India.

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