Pollachi Junction (station code: POY) 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. After the division of Madurai division into 2, namely Salem division. It is being a part of PGT railway division.

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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
Connections	Bus, taxi, auto rickshaw
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	POY
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
Fare zone	Southern Railway zone
History
Opened	15 October 1890; 131 years ago (1890-10-15)
Closed	2009; 13 years ago (2009)
Rebuilt	2015; 7 years ago (2015)
Electrified	Single-line electrification
Route map Legend km to Coimbatore Junction to Irugur Junction 0 Podanur Junction to Palakkad Junction Chettippalayam SA PGT limits Kinathukadavu Kovilpalayam to Palakkad Junction 40 Pollachi Junction to Dindigul Junction This diagram: view talk edit
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 metre-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 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(incl) Jn and Podanur Jn(excl) 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(excl) and Palghat Town(excl) is in progress. Electrification between Pollachi Jn(excl) and Dindigul Jn(excl) via Palani(incl) is in progress.

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, Pudunagaram, and Palakkad Town station.

Services

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

1. 16371 - Tiruchendur Exp. (Unreserved) via Palakkad, Pollachi, Palani, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Kovilpatti, Tirunelveli. Arrived: 6:30 A.M. Departure: 6:40 A.M.

References

External links

• Indiarailinfo

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