Kannur railway station

Kannur Railway Station, also formerly known as Cannanore, is the largest railway station serving the City of Kannur in Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railways of the Indian Railways. It is the largest railway station in terms of area and number of tracks in North Malabar region. At 62 crore (equivalent to 77 crore or US$9.6 million in 2023) in financial year 2018–19, it is the fifth largest in terms of passenger revenues in Kerala, and second largest under Palakkad division.[2] Almost all major trains connecting the other parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and North India halt here.[3] Kannur and Kannur South (Station Code: CS) are two different stations which serve Kannur city.[4][3]

Kannur (Cannanore)

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Commuter rail and Regional rail station
Kannur Railway Station nameboard on platform
General information
LocationKannur, Kerala, PIN-670 001
India
Coordinates11.8689°N 75.3555°E / 11.8689; 75.3555
Elevation16 metres (52 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)2
Platforms4 (1A, 1, 2 & 3)
Tracks10
ConnectionsTaxi Stand, Auto Service, Kannur Central Terminal Bus Stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCAN
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
ClassificationNSG – 3; Class 'A'
History
Opened1907 (1907)
ElectrifiedYes, 25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous namesCannanore
Passengers
2018–1919,867 per day[1]
Rank5 (in Kerala)
2 (in Palakkad division)
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

Infrastructure

Kannur Railway Station has four platforms, namely Platform No.1, 1A, 2 and 3 and two entrances. Another platform has been proposed to be constructed on the Eastern Entrance side. The Platform number 1 of the Kannur Railway Station is the second longest railway platform in the state of Kerala.[5] The railway station has lift and escalator facilities, as well as a subway facility to cross platform.[6][7][8] The station is also equipped with free wireless internet access facility, and prepaid auto stand.

Location

Kannur Railway Station is located just 1 km from both Central Bus Terminal, Kannur at Thavakkara which is Kerala's biggest bus terminal and Old Bus Stand, Kannur respectively, and 2 km from KSRTC bus depot at Caltex Junction (on NH-66) and 1.5 km from City Bus Stand near the District HQ Hospital. Kannur International Airport is just 27 km from the railway station.

Important trains

  • Janshatabdi express
  • Rajdhani express
  • Kerala Sampark Kranti sf express
  • Mangala Lakshadweep sf express
  • Garibrath express
  • Netravati express
  • Parasuram Express
  • Ernakulam Intercity express
  • Coimbatore Intercity sf express
  • Ernad express
  • Malabar express
  • Maveli express
  • Navyug express
  • Vivek express
  • Marusagar express
  • Poorna express
  • Chennai sf Mail
  • West Coast sf express
  • Chennai sf express
  • Link express
  • Alleppey Executive Express
  • Manglore–Trivandrum express
  • Yeswantpur express via Salem
  • Bengaluru City express via Manglore
  • Manglore–Kacheguda express
  • Okha–Ernakulam express
  • Gandhidam–Nagercoil express
  • Veraval–Trivandrum express
  • Bikaner–Kochuveli express
  • Bhavnagar–Kochuveli express
  • Dehradun–Kochuveli sf express
  • Amritsar–Kochuveli sf express
  • LTT–Kochuveli sf express
  • Nizamuddin–Trivandrum sf express

Trains starting from Kannur

See also

References

  1. "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. "Kerala railway stations ahead in passenger fare income". Manoramaonline.com. Thrissur. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. Trains at Kannur Railway station
  4. Official Website of the Southern Railway Archived 14 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Kannur railway station all set for a facelift". The Times of India. 10 June 2016.
  7. "Kannur railway station to get facelift, new facilities". The Hindu. 12 June 2016.
  8. "Bansal announces 19 new trains". The Hindu. New Delhi. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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