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The [[Podanur-Pollachi Railway]] was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway, opened in 1915 linking the towns of [[Podanur]] and [[Pollachi]] a distance of 25 miles(40km). It was originally financed by the [[Coimbatore]]  District Board.
 
The [[Podanur-Pollachi Railway]] was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway, opened in 1915 linking the towns of [[Podanur]] and [[Pollachi]] a distance of 25 miles(40km). It was originally financed by the [[Coimbatore]]  District Board.
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 143]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref><ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SzWvq8EYBwUC&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=District+Board+Podanur-Pollachi+Railway&source=bl&ots=98SJVn_RK-&sig=vzL-_380v7Xssrnm8CqivgWyrJQ&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi8w-nzh7vJAhUTyBoKHUisCGYQ6AEIKTAC#v=onepage&q=District%20Board%20Podanur-Pollachi%20Railway&f=false Google Books "Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway 1928" page 198]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
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<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n151/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 143]; Retrieved 10 Feb 2016</ref>
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<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SzWvq8EYBwUC&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=District+Board+Podanur-Pollachi+Railway&source=bl&ots=98SJVn_RK-&sig=vzL-_380v7Xssrnm8CqivgWyrJQ&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi8w-nzh7vJAhUTyBoKHUisCGYQ6AEIKTAC#v=onepage&q=District%20Board%20Podanur-Pollachi%20Railway&f=false Google Books "Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway 1928" page 198]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
  
 
The line was  subsequently extended to [[Dindigul]] in 1928,and its importance increased. When yet another line was laid connecting [[Palakkad]] and [[Pollachi]] in  1932, the section gained more prominence. From the date of its commissioning on April 1, 1932 to its closure on December 10, 2008, the line served travel, trade and pilgrimage needs of the people extensively.
 
The line was  subsequently extended to [[Dindigul]] in 1928,and its importance increased. When yet another line was laid connecting [[Palakkad]] and [[Pollachi]] in  1932, the section gained more prominence. From the date of its commissioning on April 1, 1932 to its closure on December 10, 2008, the line served travel, trade and pilgrimage needs of the people extensively.

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The Podanur-Pollachi Railway was a metre gauge(MG) railway, opened in 1915 linking the towns of Podanur and Pollachi a distance of 25 miles(40km). It was originally financed by the Coimbatore District Board. [1] [2]

The line was subsequently extended to Dindigul in 1928,and its importance increased. When yet another line was laid connecting Palakkad and Pollachi in 1932, the section gained more prominence. From the date of its commissioning on April 1, 1932 to its closure on December 10, 2008, the line served travel, trade and pilgrimage needs of the people extensively. [3]

The line was worked by South Indian Railway(SIR)

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