Pollachi Junction railway station

Pollachi Junction railway station (station code: POY) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a historical 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
Entering this junction and heading towards Dindigul Jn (DG) via Palani (PLNI)
General information
Location	Railway Station road, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	10.6529°N 77.0011°E / 10.6529; 77.0011
Elevation	390 metres (1,280 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Platforms	3
Tracks	5 (3 passenger platform lines + 1 stabling line + 1 freight platform line)
Connections	Bus, taxi, auto rickshaw
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	POY
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
Fare zone	Southern Railway zone
History
Opened	15 October 1890 (1890-10-15)
Closed	2009 (2009)
Rebuilt	2015 (2015)
Electrified	Single-line electrification
Route map km to Coimbatore Junction to Irugur Junction 0 Podanur Junction to Palakkad Junction Chettipalayam SATooltip Salem railway division PGTTooltip Palakkad railway division limits Kinathukadavu Koilpalayam to Palakkad Junction 40 Pollachi Junction to Dindigul Junction
Location Pollachi Junction Location within Tamil Nadu

Pollachi–Dindigul branch line
Track layout
km Palakkad Junction – Podanur Junction 0 Pollachi Junction PGTTooltip Palakkad railway division MDUTooltip Madurai railway division limits 15 Gomangalam 29 Udumalaipettai 41 Maivadi Road 54 Puspattur 63 Palani 78 Chatrappatti 86 Oddanchatram 111 Akkaraippatti to Karur Junction to Tiruchirappalli Junction 121 Dindigul Junction to Madurai Junction

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 metre-gauge section. In 2008, the station was closed for the gauge conversion of the Dindigul–Podanur.

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.

The old metre-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.

Electrification between Pollachi Jn and Podanur Jn has been successfully completed and speed trial conducted on 20 September 2021 successfully and The Commissioner of Railway Safety approved the line for Passenger Traffic.

Electrification between Pollachi Jn and Palghat Town was also completed along with Pollachi and Dindigul sector.

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 podanur.
• Palakkad Junction via Meenachipuram, Muthalamada, Kollengode,and Palakkad Town station.

Projects and development

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.

External links

• Indiarailinfo