Periyanaickenpalayam railway station

Periyanaickenpalayam பெரியநாயக்கன்பாளையம்
Location	Sri ramakrishna mission vidyalaya, periyanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil nadu
Coordinates	11°08′44″N 76°56′56″E / 11.145435°N 76.948872°E / 11.145435; 76.948872
Elevation	440.71 metres (1,445.9 ft)
Line(s)	Coimbatore - Mettupalayam line
Platforms	1
Construction
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	PKM
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Salem
Electrified	Yes
Route map Legend km to Udhagamandalam 0 Mettupalayam 7 Karamadai 19 Periyanaikanpalayam to Irugur Junction 33 Coimbatore North Junction 35 Coimbatore Junction to Podanur Junction
Location
Periyanaickenpalayam Location within Tamil Nadu

Salem–Palakkad line
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 Virudhachalam Junction Salem Steel plant to Karur Junction 8 Neykkarapatti 11 Virapandy Road 22 Madudanchavadi 34 Mavelipalaiyam 39 Sankaridurg 47 Anangur 57 Cauvery Kaveri to Karur Junction 62 Erode Junction 69 Totiyapalayam 76 Perundurai 81 Ingur 89 Vijayamangalam 99 Uttukuli State Highway 81 102 Tiruppur Kulipalayam 112 Tiruppur Tiruppur-Avinashi Road 120 Vanjipalayam State Highway 166 130 Tiruppur Somanur State Highway 165 139 Sulur Road 145 Irugur Junction 162 Podanur Junction 14  Singanallur 9  Pilamedu National Highway 209 0  Coimbatore Junction 3  Coimbatore North Junction 17  Periyanaickenpalayam 28  Karaimadai 36  Mettupalayam Nilgiri Mountain Railway (narrow gauge) State Highway 162 to Pollachi Junction National Highway 209 ACC Limited plant 166 Madukkarai 171 Ettimadai Tamil Nadu Kerala border 180 Walayar 184 Chullimada 191 Kanjikode Malampuzha River 199 Kottekad 206 Palakkad Junction to Shoranur Junction
Source: Google Maps

Periyanaickenpalayam Railway station is one of the suburban railway stations in Coimbatore.^[1]

History

It is one of the oldest stations in the state established in the year 1873 and has been renovated in 2016/2017 at a cost of ₹ 2 crore under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Laksmi Machine Works (LMW). The station being in existence for more than 140 years played a significant role in the development of the locality. Currently, on an average more than 1,000 passengers make use of this station to travel between Coimbatore and Mettupalayam on daily basis. Also being located close to Lakshmi Machine Works it is frequently used by the company employees also.The station was last renovated in 1986 and the number of train services was gradually increased in the years that followed. LMW under its CSR initiative has taken up the renovation work of the Periyanaickenpalayam Railway Station in 2016 and was completed in June 2017.^[2] The renovation includes construction of the station building with facilities such as waiting area, ramps, separate differently-abled friendly toilets, ticket counter-cum-station master room, fencing of the station area and gardening. As a part of LMW’s environment greening initiative, 135 native tree sapling varieties have been planted on the station premises and also in the surrounding areas to increase the green cover and ambiance of the station.

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