Perundurai railway station (station code: PY) is an NSG–6 categoryIndian railway station inSalem railway division ofSouthern Railway zone.[1] It is arailway station nearPerundurai inErode ofTamil Nadu.
It falls betweenErode Junction railway station andCoimbatore Junction railway station in theJolarpettai–Shoranur line underSalem railway division. It is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Erode Junction.[2] All the eight passenger trains running between Erode Junction and Coimbatore Junction will have a stop at here.[citation needed]
The station is expected to be developed under Corporate Social Responsibility scheme with the help from Commercial establishments and Educational Institutions of this region.[3]
There are proposals that dates back to pre-Independence for laying a new line through Perundurai connectingPalani andChamarajanagar viaDharapuram,Kangeyam,Chennimalai,Erode Junction,Gobichettipalayam andSathyamangalam. Several changes have been made to theses proposal in due time. And a new survey done forErode–Palani line in 2007 and the proposed new line from Erode Junction will run parallel to the existingJolarpettai–Shoranur line and it will branch-off towards Palani after Perundurai.[4][5] As an alternate for Erode-Chamarajanagar railway line, which faces many obstacles from Environmental clearance due toSathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary, changes made and survey completed for Erode-Sathyamangalam section alone in 2007.[6]
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