Podanur Junction railway station

Podanur Junction railway station is an List of [railway stations in India|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-4 under the Indian railway station classification system.

History

Train 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. It was the third functional railway station within the boundaries of the present day Tamil Nadu.
A branch line 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. The station became part of the newly formed Salem railway division in 2006., it is classified as a NSG-5 station.

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 and the Coimbatore–Pollachi line with the Coimbatore–Mettupalayam line branching out from the Coimbatore North Junction.

This station handles long-distance trains and local trains. The station is located in Coimbatore south region serves as an important halt for all Passenger and long-distance train.