Kanhangad railway station

Kanhangad railway station (Code:KZE) is a major and one of the busiest railway station under A – category stations of Palakkad Division, serving the town of Kanhangad in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railway. The station has three platforms and four tracks.

muriyanavi
Class A station
General information
LocationRailway Station Road, muriyanavi, Kasaragod, Kerala
India
Coordinates12.320°N 75.085°E / 12.320; 75.085
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Platforms9
Tracks11
ConnectionsBus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKZE
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) bavanagar
History
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Route map
km
4
Padil Bypass Cabin
2
Mangalore Junction
0
Mangalore Central
2
Bunder Goods Shed
3
Nethravathi
Netravati River
5
Tokkottu
Ullal overpass
7
Ullal
Talapady Rivulet
Karnataka
Kerala
Border
17
Manjeshwar
Manjeswaram River
24
Uppala
Shiriya River
Kumbla River
34
Kumbla
Mogral River
Nellikunnu overpass
Thayalangadi overpass
46
Kasaragod Bus interchangeParking
Chandragiri River
49
Kalanad
Chembirika Tunnel
Kalanad River
55
Kotikulam
Bekal River
Pallikere overpass
60
Bekal Fort
Chithari River
69
Kanhangad Parking
Kariangode River
Nileshwaram overpass
78
Nileshwar Parking
Karyangod River
83
Cheruvathur Parking
Cheruvathur overpass
Padne Road
88
Chandera
92
Thrikaripur
Kavvayi River
Payyanur overpass
98
Payyanur Bus interchangeParking
Perumba River
101
Ezhimala
110
Pazhayangadi Parking
Payangadi underpass
Kuppam River
Thavam overpass
117
Kannapuram Bus interchangeParking
Irinave River
123
Pappinisseri
Pappinisseri overpass
Valapattanam River
Valapattanam underpass
125
Valapattanam
Alavil-Valapattanam Road
127
Chirakkal
Manjapalam underpass
132
Kannur Bus interchangeParking
Thavakkara underpass
135
Kannur South
Kanaam River
144
Etakkot
Anjarakandi River
148
Dharmadam
Dharmadam overpass
Ummanchira River
Kuyyali River
152
Thalassery Bus interchangeParking
Kodiyeri Road
155
Jagannath Temple Gate
Kerala
Puducherry
Mahé River
162
Mahe Parking
Puducherry
Kerala
Chombala overpass
165
Mukkali
169
Nadapuram Road
Kainatty overpass
Thazhe Angadi Road
174
Vadakara Parking
Kuttiady River
178
Iringal
184
Payyoli Bus interchangeParking
187
Tikkotti
191
Vellarakkad
197
Quilandi Parking
202
Chemancheri
Vengalam overpass
Akalapuzha River
209
Elattur
Vengali overpass
216
West Hill
219
Vellayil
Vellayil overpass
CH overpass
Old Railway overpass
221
Kozhikode Bus interchangeParking
km
Location
muriyanavi is located in India
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Location within India
muriyanavi is located in Kerala
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muriyanavi (Kerala)
Kanhangad Railway Station Road

Services

Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Chennai, Kollam, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Mysore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and so forth.[1]

Kanhangad railway station

Significance

The prominence of Kanhangad station has increased recently owing to the growth of the city as a major tourist destination with tourist spots like Bekal Fort, Ranipuram and Talacauvery hill station besides leading pilgrim centres like Anandashram and Nithayanandashram and also as an upcoming educational hub. The station also assumed importance in view of its proximity with the Central University of Kerala's campus at Periya.[2]

Projects

A proposed railway line from Kanhangad railway station to Bangalore through Kaniyuru is pending since a very long time and is waiting for the final approval from the railway authorities. The survey for the full stretch has already been carried out and is found to be feasible in all aspects. The project have an estimate cost of 1200 crores for which both the states of Kerala and Karnataka has to bear half the cost and the rest by the centre.

This 91 km Kanhangad-Kaniyur line project has been conceived in two phases—Kanhangad Kaniyuru (40 km) which passes through Kerala and the rest in Karnataka. The supporters of the line claim that if it materializes, then Bangalore will be only 348 km away from Kanhangad or in other words, the duration to reach Bangalore will be six hours only. Currently, the Kanhangad-Bangalore route either via Mangalore or Palakkad is more than 650 km taking an exhausting 12 hours to reach.

The distance and time required to connect Mysore, Subramanya and Hassan to North Kerala will also be reduced. It will also give fillip to the tourism sector connecting Talacauvery, Subramanya, Bekal and Ranipuram and will also be a boon to education and business sector where a number of students and professionals hailing from Kerala will have an easy access to the IT city, Bangalore. It will also help the merchants in easing their trade and can have a good revenue as it helps in easy access and exchange of goods between the two states.

If implemented, Kanhangad station will be upgraded as a railway junction and a special train service from Kanhangad to Bangalore will be a major push for the station and this will also accelerate the development of the city and entire North Malabar region.[3]

References

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150831/nation-current-affairs/article/kanjangad-kaniyur-rail-route-survey-completed

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