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Railway Board has approved the introduction of Train No. 06421/06422 Coimbatore – Pollachi – Coimbatore Unreserved Special Express (Daily). Dr L Murugan, Hon’ble Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying will flag off the Inaugural Train No. 06421 Coimbatore – Pollachi Unreserved Express as a special service from Coimbatore at 15.00 hrs o­n 24th December, 2023

The timings and stoppages of Special of Train No. 06421 Coimbatore – Pollachi - Coimbatore Unreserved Express Special is as follows:

Train No : 06421 Coimbatore - Pollachi daily unreserver express will start at 5.20 am from Coimbatore Station and it will reach on the same day at 06.25 am

Return direction Train No. 06422 Pollachi – Coimbatore Daily Unreserved Express Special will leave Pollachi at 20.55 hrs and reach Coimbatore at 22.15, the same day

Travel Time: 1h 5m 2 halts ( Podanu, Kinathukadavu )
Distance: 46 km Avg Speed: 42 km/hr

Train No. 56184/56183 Pollachi- Coimbatore- Pollachi Passenger Service.
is replace with The new Train 06421 / 06422.

Coimbatore to Pollacthi Trains Schedule

Daily Trains - Coimbatore to Pollachi
1. 06421 5.20 am to 6.25 am
2. 16721 2.30 pm to 3.28pm

1. Pollachi Express Special Train No. 06419 runs on M,T,W,T,F,S 6.40pm to 8.00pm (not on Sunday)
2. Tirunelveli Special Train No. 06029 Only on Monday 8.40pm to 10.03pm

Pollacthi to Coimbatore Trains Schedule

Daily Trains - Pollachi to Coimbatore
1. 16722 10.23 am to 12.10 pm
2. 06422 8.55 pm to 10.15pm

1. Mettupalayam Special only Monday - From Pollachi to Coimbatore 4.47 am to 6.25pm
2. Coimbatore Express runs on M,T,W,T,F,S 7.25am to 8.40am (not on Sunday)
3. CBE UR Oneway SPL only Sunday 10.23am to 12.10pm.

The Coimbatore Metro is a proposed rapid transit system for Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. In December 2017.

The Coimbatore Metro route would allow you to explore all these stunning places and more at a reasonable fare. Moreover, you’d be able to cover all the popular tourist destinations in a minimal time.

March 2023: The state government of Tamil Nadu, in its budget, allocated funds to Coimbatore metro on Monday. Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan stated that the government plans to allocate approximately Rs 9000 Crores to the Coimbatore metro rail project.

The announcement was made by finance minister Palanivel Thiaga rajan during his budget speech inn the assembly.

Coimbatore Metro will be divided into three phases according to the full project report. Two corridors have been planned in the first phase, with the first connecting Vellalore Bus Terminal to PSG Foundry through Ukkadam Bus Stand and offering airport line connectivity from Park Plaza (totally covering 31.73 km).

The Collectorate Metro will be connected to Valliyum Palayam Pirivu via the second corridor ( 14.13 km).
The Collectorate Metro will be the connecting station for these lines, and it will most likely be built in the Collectorate's eastern end. A brief description of each phase is discussed below.

Coimbatore Metro Phase I

Corridor 1: PSG Foundry-Vellalore Bus Terminal There will be 26 stations in the first corridor of Coimbatore metro route, which will stretch from Vellalore Bus Terminal to PSG Foundry and will have airport connectivity:

Vellalore Bus Terminal
Mettur
Rail Kalyana Mandapam
Podanur Junction
Thiruvalluvar Nagar
Kurichi Pirivu
Karumbukkadai
Ukkadam Bus Stand
Town Hall
Coimbatore Junction Station
Collectorate Metro
GKNM Hospital
Lakshmi Mills
Nava India
Peelamedu Pudur
Fun Republic Mall
Hopes College
Coimbatore Medical College
SITRA Circle
MGR Nagar
PLS Nagar
Venkitapuram
Park Plaza
Neelambur
PSG Foundry and Coimbatore Airport

Coimbatore Metro Phase II

Corridor II : Vaiyampalayam Pirivu-Collectorate Metro
There will be 13 stations in the second corridor of Coimbatore metro route, which will stretch from Collectorate Metro to Valiyampalayam Pirivu and will have airport connectivity:

Collectorate Metro
Ram Nagar
Gandhipuram Bus Stand
OmniBus Stand
Moor Market
Ganapathy Pudur
Athipalayam Junction
Ramakrishna Mill
Vinayagapuram, Chitra Nagar
Saravanampatti
Viswasapuram
VGP Nagar
Valiyampalayam Pirivu.