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<div>{{Short description|Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu, India}}{{Coord|10|57|00|N|76|59|00|E|display=title}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Podanur<br />
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood<br />
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| image_caption = Podanur Railway Station.<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Region]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kongu Nadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]]<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
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| postal_code = 641023<br />
| registration_plate = TN 37 TN 99<br />
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'''Podanur''' or '''Podanoor''' or '''Pothanur''' is a neighbourhood in the city of [[Coimbatore]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. Its history goes back to the creation of a major railway station and colony during British rule. The station was a major hub and is functional since 1862, after Royapuram Railway station.<ref>[https://archive.today/20131217063730/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/121215/news-current-affairs/article/podanur-fades-obscurity Podanur fades into obscurity]</ref><br />
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==Podanur Junction==<br />
{{main|Podanur Junction railway station}}<br />
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Podanur railway junction is one of the first in South India (earlier than Chennai junction). It was established in the year 1862.<ref name="firsttrain">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/nehttps://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Podanur-welcoming-in-the-first-train/article13994001.ecews/cities/Coimbatore/Podanur-welcoming-in-the-first-train/article13994001.ece |title=RE Podanur - welcoming in the first train |last=V. S. |first=Palaniappan |date= Jan 11, 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=Dec 7, 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Post office==<br />
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Podanur Post office in the Coimbatore area. It was established in the year 1886.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/The-first-post-office/article13994000.ece |title=The first post office |last=M. Preetha |first=Soundariya |date=Jan 11, 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=Dec 7, 2012}}</ref> <br />
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==Gandhi visit==<br />
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Mahatama Gandhi visited Podanur Junction on March 19, 1925.<ref name="firsttrain" /><br />
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== Notable residents ==<br />
[[Adam Sinclair]], who represented the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian field hockey team]], resides in Podanur.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Podanur Junction]]<br />
* [[Railway stations in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Coimbatore]]</div>
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