Periyanaickenpalayam railway station

11°08′44″N 76°56′56″E / 11.145435°N 76.948872°E / 11.145435; 76.948872Elevation340.71 metres (1,117.8 ft)Line(s)Coimbatore–Mettupalayam linePlatforms1ConstructionParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctionalStation codePKM Zone(s) Southern Railway zone Division(s) SalemHistoryElectrifiedYes

Route map
Legend km to Udhagamandalam (metre-gauge) 0 Mettupalayam 7 Karaimadai 19 Periyanaickenpalayam 25 Thudiyalur to Irugur Junction 33 Coimbatore North Junction 35 Coimbatore Junction to Podanur Junction This diagram: view talk edit

Location
Periyanaickenpalayan Location within Tamil Nadu

Salem–Palakkad line
Legend
km 39  Mettur Dam 27  Mecheri Road 19  Tolasampatti to Bangalore City 11  Omalur Junction to Jolarpettai–Shoranur line 3  Magnesite Junction 0 Salem Junction to Vriddhachalam Junction Salem Steel Plant to Karur Junction 8 Neykkarapatti 11 Virapandy Road 22 Madudanchavadi 34 Mavelipalaiyam 39 Sankaridurg 47 Anangur State Highway 79 57 Cauvery State Highway 198 River Kaveri to Karur Junction on Erode–Tiruchirappalli line State Highway 83A 62 Erode Junction Erode ORR 69 Totiyapalayam 76 Perundurai 81 Ingur State Highway 96 89 Vijayamangalam 99 Uttukuli State Highway 81 102 Tiruppur Kulipalayam 112 Tiruppur Tiruppur-Avinashi Road 120 Vanjipalayam State Highway 166 130 Somanur State Highway 165 139 Sulur Road 145 Irugur Junction 162 Podanur Junction 14  Singanallur 9  Pilamedu National Highway 948 0  Coimbatore Junction 3  Coimbatore North Junction 17  Periyanaickenpalayam 28  Karaimadai 36  Mettupalayam Nilgiri Mountain Railway (metre-gauge) State Highway 162 to Pollachi Junction National Highway 948 ACC Limited plant 166 Madukkarai 171 Ettimadai Tamil Nadu Kerala border 180 Walayar 184 Chullimada 191 Kanjikode Malampuzha River 199 Kottekad 206 Palakkad Junction to Shoranur Junction
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Periyanaickenpalayam Railway station (station code: PDKM) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It is a suburban railway station in Coimbatore.^[2]

History

The station is one of the oldest in the state, built in 1873. It was renovated in 2016/2017 at a cost of ₹ 2 crore under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Laksmi Machine Works (LMW). Having been in existence for more than 140 years, the station played a significant role in the development of the locality. Currently, on average more than 1,000 passengers make use of this station to travel between Coimbatore and Mettupalayam on daily basis. Being located close to Lakshmi Machine Works it is frequently used by the company employees. The station was last renovated in 1986 and the number of train services was gradually increased in the years that followed. LMW under its CSR initiative has taken up the renovation work of the Periyanaickenpalayam Railway Station in 2016 and was completed in June 2017.^[3] The renovation includes construction of the station building with facilities such as waiting area, ramps, separate differently-abled friendly toilets, ticket counter-cum-station master room, fencing of the station area and gardening. As a part of LMW's environment greening initiative, 135 native tree sapling varieties have been planted on the station premises and also in the surrounding areas to increase the green cover and ambiance of the station.

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