Podanur

{{Short description|Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India}}

{{Coord|10|57|00|N|76|59|00|E|display=title}}

{{More citations needed|date=August 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Podanur

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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood

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| image_caption = Podanur Railway Station.

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Kongu Nadu

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Coimbatore

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Tamil

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 641023

| registration_plate = TN 37 TN 99

| blank1_name_sec1 = Telephone code

| blank1_info_sec1 = +91-422

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| official_name = Pothanur

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Podanur or Pothanoor or Pothanur (Pōttaṉūr) 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.[https://archive.today/20131217063730/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/121215/news-current-affairs/article/podanur-fades-obscurity Podanur fades into obscurity]