Railway stations in Coimbatore
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Coimbatore–Shoranur line
Legend
km
to Erode
18 Irugur Junction
Singanallur 14 7 Podanur Junction
Peelamedu 9
NH948-IN.svg NH 948
0 Coimbatore Main
Coimbatore North Junction 3
Periyanayikanpalayam 17 State Highway 162
Karamadai 28
Mettupalayam 36
to Pollachi
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
(narrow gauge)
NH948-IN.svg NH 948
4 Madukkarai
9 Ettimadai
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
border
18 Walayar
22 Chullimada
29 Kanjikode
Malampuzha River
37 Kottekad
44 Palakkad Junction
NH966-IN.svg NH 966
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 or Kovai is a major city in the 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]
Coimbatore Main
Train service in Coimbatore started in 1861, upon construction of the Podanur–Madras line connecting Kerala and the west coast with the rest of India.[5] Coimbatore lies on the Coimbatore–Shoranur 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge railway line. Until 1956, the Coimbatore railway division was functioning with Podanur as its Headquarters. In 1956, the headquarters was shifted to Olavakkode, of Kerala , and was named Olavakkod railway division. In 1980, Olavakkod division was renamed Palakkad railway division. It comprised Kerala and western districts of Tamil Nadu. Ultimately, a new Salem railway division was carved out of the Palakkad railway division in 2006 with Salem as its headquarters. 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, Sulur & Thudiyalur .
