Pollachi railway junction celebrates centenary

Pollachi Railway Junction near here today turned 100.
The station was opened when train services began in Podanur-Pollachi section on October 15, 1915 and extended to Dindigul in November, 1928. Later, another line was laid connecting Palakkad with Pollachi on April 1, 1932.
The Palakkad-Pollachi line closed for gauge conversion in 2008.
The Palakkad-Pollachi Railway line will inscribe a new chapter when regular train services starts in the newly converted 54.720 KMs broadgauge line at a cost of Rs.350 crore.
C. Mahendran, Pollachi, MP, M K Muthukaruppannasamy, MLA, Krishna Kumar, Pollachi Municipal Chairman, Rashmi Sidhharth Zagade, Sub-Collector Pollachi and Mohan A. Menon, Additional Divisional Railway Manager were present at the function to celebrate 100 years.

Mahendran demanded extension of express train services from Palani to Palakkad and provision of ticket reservation facility at Pollachi Junction station.