Status Operational Number of tracks 1 | Opened 1898 | |
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Rolling stock WAP4, WDM2, WDG3, WDP3, WDM3 Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge Old gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ⁄8 in) metre gauge dual gauge (between Palakkad Junction and Palakkad Town Railway Station)1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ⁄8 in) (between Palakkad Town Railway Station and Pollachi Junction) Terminis Palakkad Junction railway station, Pollachi Junction railway station | ||
The Palakkad–Pollachi line is a railway line between Palakkad and Pollachi in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
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Status
The line was functioning completely between Palakkad Junction and Palakkad Town. The section of the line between Palakkad Town and Pollachi completed safety testing on 2 October 2015.
The safety inspection that followed conversion of the track was completed on 7 October 2015. The line was approved for passenger train services by the Commissioner of Railway Safety on 8 October 2015.
Traffic will be greatly affected in Palakkad and neighboring towns when the rail line is reopened. Because there will be many trains using the route, more overpasses will need to be built.
On 25 October, a load tolerance test was conducted with a train with 42 wagons carrying 3,720 tonnes of fertiliser and goods services resumed. Passenger services resumed on 16 November.
Gauge
As of 2015, the Palakkad–Pollachi line is a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Indian broad gauge railway line.
Before the conversion which was completed in April 2015, the line was formerly partly 1676 mm gauge (Palakkad Junction to Palakkad Town) and partly 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge, between Palakkad Junction and Pollachi Junction.
Rolling stock
Present day:
Historic rolling stock: