Perundurai railway station

Perundurai
Light rail and Commuter rail station
General information
Location	Perundurai, Erode district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	11.2538°N 77.6289°E / 11.2538; 77.6289
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Not Available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	PY
Fare zone	Southern Railway zone
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Route map 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 Source: Google Maps
Location
Perundurai Location within India Perundurai Perundurai (Tamil Nadu)

Perundurai railway station is a railway station near Perundurai in Erode of Tamil Nadu. It is officially known by the station code PY.

Location

It falls between Erode Junction railway station and Coimbatore Junction railway station in the Jolarpettai–Shoranur line under Salem railway division. It is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Erode Junction.

All the eight passenger trains running between Erode Junction and Coimbatore Junction will have a stop at here.

Future developments

The station is expected to be developed under Corporate Social Responsibility scheme with the help from Commercial establishments and Educational Institutions of this region.

There are proposals that dates back to pre-Independence for laying a new line through Perundurai connecting Palani and Chamarajanagar via Dharapuram, Kangeyam, Chennimalai, Erode Junction, Gobichettipalayam and Sathyamangalam. Several changes have been made to theses proposal in due time. And a new survey done for Erode–Palani line in 2007 and the proposed new line from Erode Junction will run parallel to the existing Jolarpettai–Shoranur line and it will branch-off towards Palani after Perundurai. As an alternate for Erode-Chamarajanagar railway line, which faces many obstacles from Environmental clearance due to Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary, changes made and survey completed for Erode-Sathyamangalam section alone in 2007.

• Also, the Perundurai SIPCOT industrial association is requesting to construct a new spur line connecting Perundurai railway station with the SIPCOT Industrial Complex for easy transport of goods commodities.

• As a part of the Comprehensive Mobility Plan developed for Erode Local Planning Area, the Erode district administration has proposed to shift the Goods terminal at Erode Junction to the city outskirts near Perundurai railway station.