Podanur Junction railway station

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

Dheeran Chinnamalai Maharaj Terminus Coimbatore
போத்தனூர் சந்திப்பு
Regional rail and Light rail 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 (1862)
Electrified Yes

Podanur Junction (Officially known as Dheeran Chinnamalai Maharaj Terminus Coimbatore, code: PTJ), named after Dheeran Chinnamalai, Chieftain or Father of Kongu Nadu, is a railway station located in Podanur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, named by Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

History

It was the first railway station in the Coimbatore district, opened in 1862, but has lost its significance since the completion of the Coimbatore Junction.[1] Podanur station was built much earlier than the Chennai Central Station.

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.[2]

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.[3][4]

Development

After Podanur – Dindigul gauge conversion, trains will be operated from Podanur Junction, to serve as a satellite railway station for Coimbatore city Junction.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Palaniappan V. S. (11 January 2016). "Podanur – welcoming in the first train". The Hindu. Coimbatore. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Southern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Podanur junction wears a deserted look". Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Palaniappan, V.S. (11 June 2012). "Will Coimbatore's gain be Podanur's loss?". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
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