Pollachi Junction railway station

Pollachi Junction (station code: POY) is a railway junction serving the town of Pollachi, Tamil Nadu. This station is a part of the Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway Zone.

Pollachi Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
Name Board sign in the Junction
LocationRailway Station road, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10.6529°N 77.0011°E / 10.6529; 77.0011
Elevation290 metres (950 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Platforms3
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus, Auto Rickshaw.
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Disabled access
Other information
Station codePOY
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
History
Opened15 October 1890 (1890-10-15)
Closed2009 (2009)
Rebuilt2015 (2015)
ElectrifiedNo
Route map
km
to Coimbatore Junction
to Irugur Junction
0
 Podanur Junction
to Palakkad Junction
SA
PGT
limits
to Palakkad Junction
40
 Pollachi Junction
to Dindigul Junction
Location
Pollachi Junction
Location within Tamil Nadu

History

Pollachi Junction was first used as a train station for trade in the 1850s. After 1900, it was used as a station for passengers.

The first service started in 1915 from Pollachi to Podanur Line as Meter Gauge section. In 2008, the station was closed for the gauge conversion of the Dindigul - Podanur.[1]

On 25 November 2014, CRS successfully completed a speed trial and inspection along the Pollachi - Palani broad gauge line. After seven years of construction, Pollachi Junction - Palani broad gauge line was opened for commercial use on 9 January 2015.[2]

The old meter gauge track on the stretch was in use for 110 years, from 1898 until it was closed in 2008 for the conversion.

On 6 October 2015, CRS successfully completed a speed trial and Inspection on the Palakkad Town - Pollachi Junction broad gauge line. The distance of 54 km was covered in 38 Minutes by CRS Special Train. The line was opened for commercial use on 16 November 2015.

On 24 March 2017, CRS Successfully completed a speed trial and inspection along the Podanur - Pollachi broad gauge line.

Lines

The station is a junction formed by the intersection of three single lines:

  • Dindigul via Udumalapettai, Palani and Oddanchatram.
  • Coimbatore via Kinathukadavu, Chettipalayam, and pandanus.
  • Palakkad Junction via Meenachipuram, Muthalamada, Kollengode, Pudunagaram, and Palakkad Town Station

Services

Two express trains run from the Pollachi Junction connecting the state capitals of Kerala and Tamil NaduAmritha Express and Chennai Express, respectively, operating as regular trains since November 2017.[3][4]

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References
  1. V.S. Palaniappan (10 October 2015). "Pollachi Railway Junction on track to cross rare milestone". The Hindu. Coimbatore. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. "Speed Trial Run Between Pollachi / Palani Section".
  3. "Trains from Palani/Pollachi".
  4. "Trains from Pollachi/Palakad".
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