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{{Infobox station
| name = Kannur (Canannore)
| native_name = കണ്ണൂർ
| native_name_lang = ml
| other_name =
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[Commuter rail]] and [[Regional rail]] station
| address = [[Kannur district|Kannur]], [[Kerala]], PIN-670 001
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.8689|N|75.3555|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=title,inline}}
| elevation = {{convert|16|m}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| line = 2
| platform = 4 (1A, 1, 2 & 3)
| tracks = 10
| parking = Yes
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = CAN
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Palakkad}}}}
| status = Functioning
| closed =
| former = Cannanore
| other = Taxi Stand, Auto Service, [[Thavakkara Bus Terminal Kannur|Kannur Central Terminal Bus Stand]]
| opened = {{start date and age|1907}}
| classification = NSG – 3; Class 'A'
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes, [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]]
| passengers = 19,867 per day<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1525083000550-New%20Categories%20of%20Stations-PGT.pdf|title=Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)|publisher=Southern Railway|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>
| pass_system =
| pass_year = 2018–19
| pass_percent =
| pass_rank = 5 ''(in [[Kerala]])''<br> 2 ''(in [[Palakkad railway division|Palakkad division]])''
| route_map = {{Mangalore Central–Kozhikode line}}
| map_locator =
| image_size =
| image_caption = View of Kannur Railway Station from main entrance
}}
{{Railway in Kerala cities}}
'''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 Railway zone|Southern Railway]]s of the [[Indian Railways]]. It is the largest railway station in terms of area and number of tracks in [[North Malabar]] region. At {{INRConvert|62|c|year=2019}} in financial year 2018–19, it is the fifth largest in terms of passenger revenues in Kerala, and second largest under [[Palakkad railway division|Palakkad division]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala railway stations ahead in passenger fare income|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/kerala-railway-stations-ahead-in-passenger-fare-income.html|access-date=26 December 2016|work=[[Manoramaonline.com]]|date=1 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103063307/http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/kerala-railway-stations-ahead-in-passenger-fare-income.html|archive-date=3 January 2016|location=Thrissur}}</ref> Almost all major trains connecting the other parts of [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and North India halt here.<ref name=":0" /> Kannur and Kannur South (Station Code: CS) are two different stations which serve Kannur city.<ref name=":0">[http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=CAN&name=KANNUR Trains at Kannur Railway station]</ref><ref>[http://www.southernrailway.gov.in Official Website of the Southern Railway] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914051642/http://www.southernrailway.gov.in/ |date=14 September 2010 }}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://southernrailway.gov.in/sr/Vital_statistics.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827000408/http://southernrailway.gov.in/sr/Vital_statistics.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The railway station has lift and escalator facilities, as well as an subway facility to cross platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Kannur-railway-station-all-set-for-a-facelift/articleshow/52683631.cms|title=Kannur railway station all set for a facelift|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Kannur-railway-station-to-get-facelift-new-facilities/article14417901.ece|title=Kannur railway station to get facelift, new facilities|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/bansal-announces-19-new-trains/article4510873.ece | title=Bansal announces 19 new trains | work=The Hindu | location=New Delhi| date=15 March 2013 | access-date=17 March 2013}}</ref> 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 [[Thavakkara Bus Terminal Kannur|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 [[National Highway 17 (India)|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
* [[Executive 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 ===

* Kannur–Kozhikode Passenger
* Kannur–Mangaluru Central Passenger
* Kannur–Shornur Passenger
* Kannur–Thrissur Passenger
* Kannur–Cheruvathoor Passenger
* Kannur–Coimbatore Fast Passenger
* [[Kannur Jan Shatabdi Express|Kannur–Thiruvananthapuram Central Jan Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Ernakulam-Kannur Intercity Express|Kannur–Ernakulam Intercity Express]]
* [[Alappuzha–Kannur Express|Kannur–Alappuzha Executive Express]]
* [[Bangalore City - Kannur Express|Kannur–KSR Bengaluru Express (Via Mangaluru Junction)]]
* [[Yesvantpur - Kannur Express|Kannur–Yeshwantpur Express (Via Shornur Junction)]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>File:Kannur Railway Station, Kerala.jpg|Kannur Railway Station
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[North Malabar]]
*[[Southern Railway zone]]
*[[Indian Railways]]
*[[Thalassery]]
*[[Kannur]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{IndiaRailInfo|1243}}
*{{Official website|url=http://www.southernrailway.gov.in|Official Website of the Southern Railway}}

{{Kannur |state=expanded}}
{{Railway stations in Kerala}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Kannur district]]
[[Category:Transport in Kannur]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kannur]]
[[Category:Palakkad railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1907]]
[[Category:1907 establishments in India]]

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