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{{Locations_Infobox|presidency= [[Madras]]|image=|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=10.95,76.983333&z=13&t=h&hl=en 10.95°N, 76.983333°E]|altitude=1,793 m (5,883 ft)|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podanur Podanur] |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu Tamil Nadu]|country=India|transport= [[Madras Railway]], which became [[South Indian Railway]] }} '''Podanur''' was located 4 miles to the southeast of [[Coimbatore]] and is now a suburb of that city.
The station at this town was on the [[Madras Railway]] which became the [[South Indian Railway]] [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|broad gauge (BG)]] '[[Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline]]'
Podanur Railway Junction was established by the [[Madras Railway |Madras Railway Company]] in 1863.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3514592.ece Will Coimbatore's gain be Podanur's loss?] June 11, 2012 thehindu.com</ref>
"It was the coming of the [[South Indian Railway]] towards the end of the 19th century that brought about the magical transformation. Podanur, because of its central location, between Madras to Cochin, Mangalore, Ooty-down to the southern parts of the then Madras Presidency, became the second important centre of the Southern Railway system, Madras being the headquarters. Podanur had the vital Railway Workshop, till 1940... Any how Anyhow the sudden rise and sudden fall of Podanur was mainly due to the Railway workshop’s presence!. From 1935 its importance began to decrease when the main Railway workshop was shifted to Golden Rock [[Trichinopoly|Trichy]] and just as a consolation prize the S.T. Section was left behind!"<ref>[http://www.coimbatorediocese.org/yadd-church-of-st-joseph1.php Church of St Joseph, Podanur].
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==Spelling variants==
Modern spelling: Podanur, <br>Variants: Podanor
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podanur Podanur] Wikipedia
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_163.gif Podanur] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*St Marks, Podanur: [http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/stained-glass-teak-pews-prayers/article3639577.ece Stained glass, teak pews & prayers] by Esther Elias July 15, 2012 ''The Hindu'' Coimbatore
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3514582.ece#.T_rJTsRHw0E.email "Remnants of a hoary past'] by Subha J. Rao June 11, 2012 thehindu.com
*[http://www.coimbatorediocese.org/yadd-church-of-st-joseph1.php Church of St Joseph, Podanur].
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