Podanur Junction railway station

Podanur Junction
Podanur Junction
Regional rail and Light rail station
	Podanur railway station.
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	1862; 160 years ago
Electrified	Yes

Coordinates: 10°57′00″N 76°59′00″E / 10.95000°N 76.98333°E / 10.95000; 76.98333

Salem–Palakkad line

Legend

km

39

Mettur Dam

27

Mecheri Road

19

Tolasampatti

to Bangalore City

11

Omalur Junction

to Jolarpettai–Shoranur line

3

Magnesite Junction

0

Salem Junction

to Vriddhachalam Junction

Salem Steel plant

to Karur Junction

8

11

22

34

39

47

State Highway 79

57

Cauvery

State Highway 198

River Kaveri

to Karur Junction on Erode–Tiruchirappalli line

State Highway 83A

62

Erode Junction

Erode ORR

69

Totiyapalayam

76

Perundurai

81

Ingur

State Highway 96

89

Vijayamangalam

99

Uttukuli

State Highway 81

102

Tiruppur Kulipalayam

112

Tiruppur

Tiruppur-Avinashi Road

120

Vanjipalayam

State Highway 166

130

Somanur

State Highway 165

139

Sulur Road

145

Irugur Junction

162

Podanur Junction

14

Singanallur

9

Pilamedu

National Highway 948

0

Coimbatore Junction

3

Coimbatore North Junction

17

Periyanaickenpalayam

28

Karaimadai

36

Mettupalayam

Nilgiri Mountain Railway

(metre-gauge)

State Highway 162

to Pollachi Junction

National Highway 948

ACC Limited plant

166

Madukkarai

171

Ettimadai

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

border

180

184

191

199

206

to Shoranur Junction

Source: Google Maps

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 1862 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]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]^[7]

Development[]

After Podanur – Dindigul gauge conversion, trains planned to operated 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.^[8]

Connections[]

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

Town Hall - 6.3 km
Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus - 3.9 km
Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus - 9.1 km
Singanallur Bus Terminus - 7.5 km
Ukkadam Bus Terminus - 5.0 km
Saibaba Colony Bus Terminus - 9.4 km
Coimbatore Junction - 6.4 km
Coimbatore International Airport - 13.7 km.

References[]

^ Venkatraman, V. (20 January 2018). "The Society of Kongunadu Through the Inscriptions of Seven Kongu Saivaite Temples". Papers.ssrn.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ 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. 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.

External links[]

The official website of Southern railway

[1] Venkatraman, V. (20 January 2018). "The Society of Kongunadu Through the Inscriptions of Seven Kongu Saivaite Temples". Papers.ssrn.com. 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. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[4] "BRIEF HISTORY OF PALAKKAD DIVISION" (PDF). Sr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[Southern_Railway-5] "Southern Railway" (PDF). Rbs.indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

[6] "Podanur junction wears a deserted look". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

[indianrail.gov.in-7] "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". Indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

[8] Palaniappan, V.S. (11 June 2012). "Will Coimbatore's gain be Podanur's loss?". The Hindu. Chennai, India.

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