Podanur Junction railway station

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Podanur Junction
rail station
Podanur railway station.
General information
Location	Podanur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 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; 163 years ago (1862)
Electrified	Yes

Salem–Palakkad line
Legend
km 37  Mettur Dam 24  Mecheri Road to Bangalore City 8  Omalur Junction 3  Magnesite Junction to Jolarpettai Junction 0 Salem Junction to Vriddhachalam Junction Salem Steel Plant to Namakkal 7 Neykkarapatti 10 Virapandy Road 21 Madudanchavadi 33 Mavelipalaiyam 38 Sankaridurg State Highway 86 46 Anangur State Highway 79 55 Cauvery State Highway 198 River Kaveri to Karur Junction State Highway 83A 60 Erode Junction 61 Erode Diesel Loco Shed 66 Totiyapalayam 73 Perundurai 79 Ingur State Highway 96 87 Vijayamangalam 96 Uttukuli State Highway 81 State Highway 19A 103 Tiruppur Kulipalayam Tiruppur Ring Road 110 Tiruppur Tiruppur Ring Road State Highway 166 118 Vanjipalayam State Highway 165 128 Somanur 137 Sulur Road National Highway 544 144 Irugur Junction National Highway 181 162 Podanur Junction 14  Singanallur 9  Pilamedu National Highway 948 0  Coimbatore Junction 3  Coimbatore North Junction 14  Periyanaickenpalayam 26  Karaimadai 33  Mettupalayam Nilgiri Mountain Railway (metre-gauge) State Highway 162 to Pollachi Junction National Highway 948 ACC Limited plant 163 Madukkarai 168 Ettimadai Tamil Nadu Kerala border 177 Walayar 181 Chullimada 188 Kanjikode Malampuzha River 199 Kottekad 201 Palakkad Junction to Shoranur Junction
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Podanur Junction railway station (station code: PTJ) is an Indian railway station in Podanur, Coimbatore. It comes under the purview of the Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone and is categorised as NSG-4 under the Indian railway station classification system.

History

Train service in Coimbatore started with the opening of the railway station at Podanur in 1862 as a part of the Podanur–Madras line connecting the west coast with the rest of India.^[1][2] It was the third functional railway station within the boundaries of the present day Tamil Nadu.^[3][4] A branch line connecting Podanur with Mettupalayam became operational in February 1873.^[5] Until 1956, the Coimbatore Railway Division was functioning with Podanur as the headquarters before the headquarters was shifted to Olavakkode which became Palakkad railway division.^[4] The station became part of the newly formed Salem railway division in 2006. As of 2023^[update], it is classified as a NSG-5 station (annual revenue between 10 and 100 million rupees and 1–2 million passengers handled).^[6][7]

Lines

The station has five platforms and is reworked under Amrit bharat station scheme of Indian Railways. The station serves as satellite junction of Coimbatore in Jolarpettai–Shoranur line and the Coimbatore–Pollachi line with the Coimbatore–Mettupalayam line branching out from the Coimbatore North Junction.^[8]

Services

This station handles long-distance trains and local trains.^[9][10] The station is located in Coimbatore south region serves as a important halt for all Passenger and long distance train.^[11]

See also

• Transport in Coimbatore