Podanur Junction railway station (station code: PTJ) is an
Indian railway station in
Podanur
Podanur or Pothanoor or Pothanur (''Pōttaṉūr'') is a neighbourhood in the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. Its history goes back to the creation of a major railway station and colony during British rule. The station was a major hu ...
,
Coimbatore
Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...
. It comes under the purview of the
Salem railway division
Salem railway division is one of the six railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Its headquarters is at Salem, Tamil Nadu.
History
Salem Railway Division is the newest division of the Souther ...
of
Southern Railway zone
Southern Railway (SR) is one of the eighteen zones of Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Chennai and operates across the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and the union territory of Puducherry. The origin of the Southern Rai ...
and is categorised as NSG-4 under the
Indian railway station classification system.
History
Train service in
Coimbatore
Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...
started with the opening of the railway station at
Podanur
Podanur or Pothanoor or Pothanur (''Pōttaṉūr'') is a neighbourhood in the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. Its history goes back to the creation of a major railway station and colony during British rule. The station was a major hu ...
in 1862 as a part of the Podanur–
Madras
Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian ce ...
line connecting the west coast with the rest of India.
It was the third functional railway station within the boundaries of the present day
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
.
A
branch line
A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line. Branch lines may serve one or more industries, or a city or town not located ...
connecting Podanur with
Mettupalayam became operational in February 1873.
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
Palakkad railway division (formerly ''Olavakkod railway division'') is one of the six administrative divisions of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is headquartered at city of Palakkad, Kerala. It is the smallest railway divisi ...
.
The station became part of the newly formed
Salem railway division
Salem railway division is one of the six railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Its headquarters is at Salem, Tamil Nadu.
History
Salem Railway Division is the newest division of the Souther ...
in 2006. , it is classified as a NSG-5 station (annual revenue between 10 and 100 million rupees and 1–2 million passengers handled).
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
The Jolarpettai–Shoranur line is a broad gauge railway line connecting Jolarpettai in Tamil Nadu and Shoranur in Kerala. Incoming from Chennai, the railway line branches from the Chennai Central–Bangalore City line at Jolarpettai and proc ...
and the
Coimbatore–Pollachi line with the Coimbatore–Mettupalayam line branching out from the
Coimbatore North Junction
Coimbatore North (station code: CBF) is an NSG–6 category List of railway stations in India, Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is also known as ''Vadakovai'', located in Coimbatore of the Indian st ...
.
Services
This station handles long-distance trains and local trains. The station is located in Coimbatore south region serves as a important halt for all Passenger and long distance train.
See also
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Transport in Coimbatore
Coimbatore is a city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Most transportation in the city and suburbs is by road. Coimbatore is well-connected to most cities and towns in India by road, rail, and air, but not through waterways. The city has succe ...
References
External links
The official website of Southern railway
{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu
Railway stations in India opened in 1862
Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu
Railway stations in Coimbatore
Salem railway division