Owned by Indian Railways Parking Available Phone 099655 47745 Platforms in use 4 | Tracks 8 Opened 1862 Owner Indian Railways | |
Location Podanur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
India Line(s) Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address Amman Nagar, Podanur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641111 Similar Singanallur Lake, Coimbatore Junction railway st, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Eachanari Vinayagar Temple, Marudhamalai |
Podanur Junction (also known as Pothanur Junction, code: PTJ) is a railway station located in Podanur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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History
It was the first railway station in the Coimbatore district, opened in 1862, but has lost its significance since the completion of the Coimbatore Junction.
Administration
The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Salem railway division. It is one of the important railway stations in Coimbatore with trains to any part of India and also one of the A graded stations in the Southern Railway.
Lines
The station has three platforms and a junction, joining lines going in four different routes: towards Coimbatore Junction, towards Irugur, towards Pollachi and towards Palakkad.
Services
This station handles long distance trains and local trains.
Development
After Podanur – Dindigul gauge conversion, trains will be operated from Podanur Junction, to serve as a satellite railway station for Coimbatore city Junction.