Pollachi Junction railway station

Pollachi Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
Name board sign in the Junction
General information
Location	Railway Station road, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	10.6529°N 77.0011°E / 10.6529; 77.0011
Elevation	290 metres (950 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus, Auto rickshaw.
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
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	No
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Location Pollachi Junction Location within Tamil Nadu

Pollachi Junction (station code: POY) is a railway junction serving the town of Pollachi, Tamil Nadu. This station is a part of the Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway Zone.

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.

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 pandanus.
• 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 Kerala and Tamil NaduAmritha Express and Chennai Express, respectively, operating as regular trains since November 2017.