Coimbatore Junction railway station, also known as Kovai Junction railway station (station code: CBE), is the primary railway station serving Coimbatore city.

History

Train service in Coimbatore with construction of the Old_Coimbatore Railway Station at Podanur started on 18 July 1861, upon the construction of the

Podanur Podanur or Pothanoor or Pothanur is a neighbourhood in the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the secon ...

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Madras Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Tamil Nadu, the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and territories of India, Indian state. The largest city ...

line connecting Kerala and the west coast with the rest of India. Coimbatore lies on the Coimbatore–Shoranur

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...

. Current Coimbatore Railway Junction was started as a halt station #Old_Coimbatore (Podanur) to Mettupalayam Branch line. It was built then opened on 1 February 1873, two months before MGR Chennai Central was opened as Madras Central. Until 1956, the Coimbatore Railway Division was functioning with Podanur as the headquarters. In 1956, the headquarters was shifted to Olavakkode, of Kerala state and was named Olavakkode railway division. In 1980, Olavakkode division was renamed Palakkad railway division. It comprised Kerala and western districts of Tamil Nadu. A new Salem railway division was carved out of the Palakkad railway division in 2006 with Salem as its headquarters. The city falls under the

Salem Division Salem division is a revenue division in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India. References * Revenue blocks in Salem district {{India-gov-stub ...

of the Southern Railway zone of

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. Coimbatore is one among the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways. Other major railway stations catering to the city include , and minor stations at , , , , , , Somanur and Sulur.

Background

It is one of the major train stations in South India. It is one of the A1 graded station in the Southern Railway. This station comes under the jurisdiction of

Salem division Salem division is a revenue division in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India. References * Revenue blocks in Salem district {{India-gov-stub ...

of Southern Railways and contributes to 50% of the revenues of the zone. It is one of the top booking stations in India according to

. Chennai Egmore, Madurai Junction, Coimbatore Junction and Chennai Central are the most profitable stations of Southern Railways.

Lines

The station is a junction formed by the following 4 lines: * Jolarpettai–Peelamedu-Coimbatore line double line, 1891 * Coimbatore–Shoranur line double line 1862 (Then as Single Line) *

Coimbatore–Pollachi line The Coimbatore–Pollachi line is a railway line between Coimbatore and Pollachi in Tamil Nadu, India. The line is a gateway which connects western Tamil Nadu with south Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore is connected to Madurai and other southern distric ...

single line 1891 (Then as Meter Gauge Single Line) *

Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line The Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line connects and in Tamil Nadu. History The Coimbatore–Mettupalayam dual gauge broad-gauge, line was opened to traffic in 1873. The Coimbatore–Mettupalayam section was Track gauge conversion, conv ...

single line 1873 * Coimbatore–Nanjundapuram-Vellalore-Irugur line single line 1873

Suburban stations

The other stations serving Coimbatore include (CBF), (PTJ), (IGU), (MDKI), (PLMD), (SHI), (SUU), (PKM), (TDE) and Somanur (SNO).

Connections

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

Town Hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually house ...

- 0.5 km *

Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus The Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus, commonly known as the CIBT, is the integrated bus terminus under construction in Podanur on Chettipalayam Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, to serve both intercity and intracity buses. Upon compl ...

- 10.1 km * Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus - 2.3 km * Singanallur Bus Terminus - 7.9 km *

Ukkadam Bus Terminus Ukkadam Bus Terminus, popularly known as Ukkadam Bus Stand, is one of the bus terminus of Coimbatore City. It was opened in 1991 to ease congestion in the central bus stand at Gandhipuram.The bus stand was planned to accommodate town buses and ...

- 1.0 km *

Podanur Junction 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, which opened in 1862 and third oldest r ...

- 6.4 km *

Coimbatore International Airport Coimbatore International Airport is the primary airport serving the industrial cities of Coimbatore and Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the neighbourhood of Peelamedu, about from the center of Coimbatore. It is the 18th-busi ...

- 12.4 km.

References

External links

* {{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways Salem Railway stations in Coimbatore Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu Indian Railway A1 Category Stations