METTUPALAYAM -COIMBATORE – POLLACHI RAIL ROUTE

Mettupalayam – Coimbatore section

Number of stations in operation

1. Mettupalayam
2. Karamadai
3. Periyanaikenpalayam
4. Thudiyalur
5. North Coimbatore

Out of which Periyanaikenpalayam & Thudiyalur were not in operation because of non availability of Railway staff at
present.

Closed Railway station in this section

6. Veerapandi
7. Pudupalayam (Narasimannaikenpalayam)
8. Urumandampalayam

Rs 35 lakhs each allotted to Thudiyalur and Urumandampalayam station development under Shramdhan scheme by
Coimbatore city corporation in the year 2013 November. Amrita institutions ready to build new railway station at their own
cost near their institution ( At Koundampalayam – Nallampalayam road crossing point)

Mettupalaya
  Nearly about 45 + acres available with Railways in the name of Railway museum and Railways ( Two title deed)
 Encroachments wants to be removed
 New platform has to build
 Existing PF no 1 is to be converted fully for Broad gauge train operation
 New platform for NMR trains near museum
 Establishment of Stabling line and Pitlines
 Various promotional schemes announced for Unesco's Heritage Mudumalai Tiger reserve for this Mettupalayam is
the nearest railhead.

Mettupalayam Railway station in Nilagiri Constituency is the only station geographically available in
plains- ought to be developed, so as to rank equal, at par, with other areas of Railway station. It is
Worthwhile to call Mettupalayam is the base for Queen’s of Hills- Ooty, a all India famous Tourist
Destination.

Railways RTI reply says no Land available in Mettupalayam

This document clearly proves that there are 47 acres Land available with Railways at their disposal .
Karamadai

 Crossing issues should be shorted out at one

Periyanaikenpalayam

 Loop lines wants to be restored

 Appointment of Railway staffs at once
 Platform shelters

Thudiyalur

 Station with plenty of land wants to be developed under Public-Private partnership

 Developing of approach road to the station
 Restoration of loop lines
 Platform shelters
 Developing of goods unloading facilities
 Extension of Minibuses and City buses to terminate in front of Railway station

Coimbatore North
  Permanent shifting of Goods yard to Irugur
 Better passenger amenities, new station building and approach from West side
 Better utilization of railway Land by Public-Private partnership

PODANUR JUNCTION

It is known fact that PODANUR Jn,. built in 1862 has a very illustrious history of being an older railway station than
Chennai central itself and has been a major Junction and a gateway to Kerala & South Tamilnadu for more than 150 yrs.
With such history and qualification to meet even the UNESCO standards for heritage structure, it is natural for any
station to be designed for great future, but that has not been in the case of PODANUR.

Over the years, it has fallen from grace and stature as the Junction without any tangible development. Decade old
pending establishment of Coaching Depot with PIT-LINES and STABBLING LINES are to be implemented at once.
Keeping the important point that once this Junction was a Divisional Headquarters and so making it as a model
SATELLITE STATION like Gujarat's Gandhinagar, is fully viable and abundant area of lands owned by Railways
makes it a realistic one. It is therefore requested that PODANUR Jn,. be strongly considered to act as a backup for the
burgeoning Industrial city of COIMBATORE.

This office of Authority may forward suitable suggestions to IRTTC so that all day time trains passing through
PODANUR Jn,. invariably stops there because of connecting road transport means available to all surrounding areas.
Please note that a integrated MEGA BUS PORT of COIMBATORE City is coming up with in 2 km from PODANUR
Jn,.

So Glorious image of PODANUR Jn,. in the History of IR is to be maintained at all costs.