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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 Template:INRConvert in financial year 2018–19, it is the fifth largest in terms of passenger revenues in Kerala, and second largest under Palakkad division.[1] Almost all major trains connecting the other parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and North India halt here.[2] Kannur and Kannur South (Station Code: CS) are two different stations which serve Kannur city.[2][3]
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.[4] The railway station has lift and escalator facilities, as well as an subway facility to cross platform.[5][6][7] 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
- Kannur–Kozhikode Passenger
- Kannur–Mangaluru Central Passenger
- Kannur–Shornur Passenger
- Kannur–Thrissur Passenger
- Kannur–Cheruvathoor Passenger
- Kannur–Coimbatore Fast Passenger
- Kannur–Thiruvananthapuram Central Jan Shatabdi Express
- Kannur–Ernakulam Intercity Express
- Kannur–Alappuzha Executive Express
- Kannur–KSR Bengaluru Express (Via Mangaluru Junction)
- Kannur–Yeshwantpur Express (Via Shornur Junction)
Gallery
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Kannur Railway Station
See also
References
- ↑ Kerala railway stations ahead in passenger fare income. Manoramaonline.com(1 January 2016). Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Trains at Kannur Railway station
- ↑ Official Website of the Southern Railway Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ↑ Kannur railway station all set for a facelift(10 June 2016).
- ↑ Kannur railway station to get facelift, new facilities(12 June 2016).
- ↑ Bansal announces 19 new trains(15 March 2013). Retrieved 17 March 2013.