Railway stations in Coimbatore

Coimbatore Main

Coimbatore North

Coimbatore also known as Kovai, [koːʋəj], is the second largest city and urban agglomeration in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, after Chennai^[1] and the sixteenth largest urban agglomeration of India. 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 was the capital city of the historical Kongu Nadu and is often referred to as the Manchester of South India.^[3][4] The city is located on the banks of the Noyyal River surrounded by the Western Ghats and is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation. Coimbatore is the 4th largest metropolis in South India and the administrative capital of Coimbatore district. Coimbatore has been ranked 4th among Indian cities in investment climate by CII^[5]

Train service in Coimbatore started in 1863, upon construction of the Pothanur – Madras line connecting the west coast with the rest of India. Broad gauge trains connect Coimbatore to all parts of India and Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore comes under the jurisdiction of Salem Division of Southern Railway zone and contributes 43.5% of its divisional income. Coimbatore Junction is the second largest income generating station in the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways after Chennai Central. Coimbatore North Junction is another important railway junction in the city apart from Coimbatore Junction and Podanur Junction. The other stations include Peelamedu, Singanallur, Irugur, Perianaikanpalayam, Madukkarai, Somanur and Sulur.

Coimbatore–Shoranur line
Legend
Kms Kms 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

List of railway stations

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.^[6][7]

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