Podanur_Junction_railway_station
Podanur Junction railway station
Railway station in Coimbatore
Podanur Junction | |
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 Regional rail and Light rail station | |
 Podanur railway station. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Podanur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 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 | 1861; 163 years ago (1861) 18/07/1861 |
| Electrified | Yes |
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Podanur Junction railway station (station code: PTJ) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a railway station in Podanur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.[2]
It was the first railway station in the Coimbatore district, Kongu Region or Western Region,[3] which opened in 18 July 1861 and third oldest railway station in South India next to Royapuram and Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station.[4] It serves one of the four way junction in India.[5][6][7] 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.[6]
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.[8]
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.
This station handles long-distance trains and local trains.[9][10]
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.[11]
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- Kumar, S. Senthil (23 October 2023). "Podanur to be renamed as Coimbatore South station". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- 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.
- Kumar, S. Senthil (23 October 2023). "Podanur to be renamed as Coimbatore South station". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- Palaniappan, V. S. (11 January 2016). "Podanur - welcoming in the first train". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- "Podanur junction: Podanur junction wears a deserted look". The Times of India. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- "BRIEF HISTORY OF PALAKKAD DIVISION" (PDF). Sr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- "Southern Railway" (PDF). Rbs.indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- "Podanur junction wears a deserted look". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". Indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- Palaniappan, V.S. (11 June 2012). "Will Coimbatore's gain be Podanur's loss?". The Hindu. Chennai, India.