Yes traveling in this train the entire journey can be interesting as we can see the delta regions of cauvery but how many of you know that this train takes a circular route to trichy from coimbatore through erode whereas the straight route is only by bus which passes through palladam, kangeyam, vellakovil, karur, kulithalai, etc to reach trichy. I have nostalgia for this bus route similar to as I have for MAS - Varanasi rail route. In 1980s when we were frequently traveling for Trichy we used to catch Thiruvalluvar (now SETC) bus bound for Thanjavur at around 7:30 in Gandhipuram bus stand and it took almost 5 hours to reach Trichy but now a guy has put video recently which shows the travel time is 4:15 hours ! Buses bound for Trichy, Madurai now start from Singanallur bus stand.. There is a talk of integrated...
more... bus station coming up at Vellalore. I do not know how far it is true. Previously buses to all places started from Gandhipuram, then it was split and now running from Ukkadam, mettupalayam road, singanallur, gandhipuram, etc. By the way Trichy is also going to have a new bus station at Panjapur on Trichy - Madurai highway. The main bus station near Trichy junction will be shifted there. The other major one chatram bus stand was renovated recently. Recently PMK demanded extension of this train to Chidambaram claiming it will help students from coimbatore who are studying in Annamalai university. Coimbatore Trichy highway is one of the most important road like coimbatore - salem/kochi highway and hence accident prone. In this route the places are related to particular industry or job, Sulur is suburb of coimbatore, fast developing, palladam is famous for textile, kangeyam is famous for cow, agriculture, vellakoil for agriculture, karur is major town like namakkal, tirupur with textile, lorry building, and other industries, kulithalai is for agriculture.
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo, traveling on this train for the whole ride can be hella interesting, man. You get to peep the sick delta regions of Cauvery. But check this, not many peeps know that this train takes a roundabout route to Trichy from Coimbatore through Erode. The straight route is only for the bus riders, bro. They go through Palladam, Kangeyam, Vellakovil, Karur, Kulithalai, and all that jazz just to reach Trichy. I gotta say, I got some nostalgia for that bus route, just like how I feel about the MAS-Varanasi rail route. Back in the 80s, when we were always heading to Trichy, we would hop on the Thiruvalluvar (now SETC) bus bound for Thanjavur around 7:30 at Gandhipuram bus stand. It used to take like 5 hours to get to Trichy, but now this dude uploaded a video showing it only takes 4 hours and 15 minutes, man! Buses bound for Trichy and Madurai now start from Singanallur bus stand. Word on the street is they're planning to build an integrated bus station at Vellalore, but who knows if that's for real. Back in the day, all the buses started from Gandhipuram, then they split up and now they're running from Ukkadam, Mettupalayam Road, Singanallur, and Gandhipuram. Oh, and BTW, Trichy is getting a new bus station at Panjapur on the Trichy-Madurai highway. The main bus station near Trichy junction is gonna be moved there. They recently renovated the other major bus station, the Chatram bus stand. I heard that PMK is demanding that this train gets extended to Chidambaram, saying it would help out Coimbatore students studying at Annamalai University. Yo, the Coimbatore-Trichy highway is a major road, man, just like the Coimbatore-Salem/Kochi highway, and accidents happen there quite a bit. Along this route, each place is known for a specific industry or job. Sulur is a suburb of Coimbatore, all hip and happening. Palladam is famous for textile stuff, Kangeyam is known for cows and agriculture, Vellakoil is all about agriculture, Karur is a big town, like Namakkal and Tirupur, with textiles, lorry building, and other industries, man. And Kulithalai is all about that agriculture life.
