Railway stations in Coimbatore

Coimbatore–Shoranur line

Legend
km
km
to Erode 
18 Irugur Junction

14
Singanallur
7 Podanur Junction
9
Peelamedu
National Highway 209  

000 Coimbatore Main
3
Coimbatore North
17
Periyanayikanpalayam
  State Highway 162
28
Karamadai

36
Mettupalayam

 to Pollachi
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
(narrow gauge)
  National Highway 209
4 Madukkarai
9 Ettimadai
 
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
border
18 Walayar
22 Chullimada
29 Kanjikode
 Malampuzha River
37 Kottekad
44 Palakkad Junction
  National Highway 213
 to Pollachi
52 Parli
60 Mankara
67 Lakkidi
71 Palappuram
75 Ottappalam
82 Mannanur
 
to Cochin Harbour
 
88 Shoranur Junction
to Nilambur
 
 
to Mangalore
 
Coimbatore Main
Coimbatore North

Coimbatore or Kovai is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest city and urban agglomeration in the state after Chennai[1] and the sixteenth largest urban agglomeration in India. It is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation and is the administrative capital of Coimbatore district. It is one of the fastest growing tier-II cities in India and a major textile, industrial, commercial, educational, information technology, healthcare and manufacturing hub of Tamil Nadu.[2] It is often referred to as the "Manchester of South India" due to its cotton production and textile industries.[3][4]

Train service in Coimbatore started in 1861, upon construction of the PodanurMadras line connecting Kerala and the west coast with the rest of India.[5] Coimbatore lies on the Coimbatore - Shoranur Broad gauge railway line and the city falls under the Salem Division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The major railway station is the Coimbatore Junction which is the second largest income generating station in the Southern Railway zone after Chennai Central and is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[6][7][8] Other major railway stations catering to the city include Coimbatore North Junction, Podanur Junction and minor stations at Peelamedu, Singanallur, Irugur Junction, Perianaikanpalayam, Madukkarai, Somanur and Sulur.

List of railway stations

List of railway stations in Coimbatore
S.No. Name Native name Station Code
1 Coimbatore Junction கோயம்புத்தூர் சந்திப்பு CBE
2 Podanur Junction போத்தனூர் சந்திப்பு PTJ
3 Coimbatore North Junction கோயம்புத்தூர் வடக்கு சந்திப்பு CBF
4 Peelamedu பீளமேடு PLMD
5 Singanallur சிங்காநல்லூர் SHI
6 Irugur Junction இருகூர் சந்திப்பு IGU
7 Perianaikanpalayam பெரியநாயக்கன்பாளையம் PKM
8 Madukkarai மதுக்கரை MDKI
9 Somanur சோமனூர் SNO
10 Sulur Road சூலூர் ரோடு SUU

Monorail

Main article: Coimbatore Monorail

Three monorail routes have been proposed. Two circular routes, in the northern and southern parts of the city and a dual linear line connecting the Eastern and Western parts. The Northern Route starts from Gandhipuram via Ganapathy, Sivanandha colony, Saibaba colony, RS Puram, Townhall, City Railway Station and ends in Gandhipuram. The second circular Route starts from Podanur via Trichy Road, Sungam, Redfields, Race Course, City Railway Station, Ukkadam and ends at Podanur. A linear line was also proposed from Chinniampalayam, Coimbatore International Airport, CODISSIA, PSG Tech, Lakshmi Mills, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore North Junction, Cowley Brown Road and TNAU. Recently Vadavalli and Thondamuthur are the two new areas that has been included in the linear line as part of the phase extension.[9][10]

References

  1. "Tamil Nādu (India): State, Major Cities, Towns & Agglomerations - Statistics & Maps on City Population". Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. "Indian Government press release". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. "Nicknames of places in India". Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. "Manchester of South India". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. "IR History – Early days". 1832-1869. IRFCA. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  7. "Railways in Coimbatore". raac.co.in. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  8. "Coimbatore Junction neglected". The Hindu. 31 August 2011.
  9. "Corporation speeds up work to begin mono rail project". The Times of India. Times News Network. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  10. Karthik Madhavan (2012-09-04). "A fresh look at Mass Public Transport System for city". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
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