Podanur Junction railway station10°57′00″N 76°59′00″E / 10.95000°N 76.98333°E
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-5 under the Indian railway station classification system. HistoryTrain 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] LinesThe station has five platforms. The station serves as a junction of the Jolarpettai–Shoranur line and the Coimbatore–Pollachi line with the Coimbatore–Mettupalayam line branching out from the Coimbatore North Junction.[8] ServicesThis station handles long-distance trains and local trains.[9][10] After the gauge conversion of the Coimbatore–Pollachi line was completed, the station serves as a satellite railway station for Coimbatore junction.[11] See alsoReferences
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