Railway stations in Coimbatore

Coimbatore Main

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Coimbatore North

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 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. It is often referred to as the "Manchester of South India" due to its cotton production and textile industries.

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. Coimbatore lies on the Coimbatore - Shoranur Broad gauge railway line and 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. 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 and Sulur.

Coimbatore–Shoranur line
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km km 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  x17px 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

List of railway stations in Coimbatore
S.No.	Name	Station Code
1	Coimbatore Junction (கோயம்புத்தூர் சந்திப்பு)	CBE
2	Podanur Junction (போத்தனூர் சந்திப்பு)	PTJ
3	Coimbatore North Junction (கோயம்புத்தூர் வடக்கு சந்திப்பு)	CBF
4	Peelamedu (பீளமேடு)	PLMD
5	Singanallur (சிங்காநல்லூர்)	SHI
6	Irugur Junction (இருகூர் சந்திப்பு)	IGU
7	Perianaikanpalayam (பெரியநாயக்கன்பாளையம்)	PKM
8	Madukkarai (மதுக்கரை)	MDKI
9	Somanur (சோமனூர்)	SNO
10	Sulur Road (சூலூர் ரோடு)	SUU

Monorail

Main article: Coimbatore 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.