Kuttippuram railway station (Code: KTU) is a railway station in the Malappuram district, Kerala and falls under the Palakkad railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways.[1]
History
Tirur railway station, which is the one of the nearest stations to Kuttippuram is the oldest railway station in the Indian state of Kerala.[2] The railway line from Tirur to Beypore is the oldest railway line in the state which also consists of other railway stations at Tanur, Parappanangadi, and Vallikkunnu.[2] The Tirur–Beypore railway line started functioning on March 12, 1861.[3] In the same year, a railway line from Tirur to Kuttippuram was laid via Tirunavaya and it started function on May 1, 1861.[2] Kuttippuram railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in the state.[2] Later in 1862, the railway line was expanded from Kuttippuram to Pattambi, and later it was again expanded from Pattambi to Podanur in the same year.[2] Later the Chennai–Mangalore railway line was formed as an extension of the Beypore–Podanur line formed in the years 1861–1862.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 30 COVID-19 Special Arrivals at Kuttippuram SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 ആ ചൂളംവിളി പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും.... Mathrubhumi(17 June 2019). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ 'Lifeline' of Malabar turns 125. The Hindu(29 December 2012). Retrieved 19 December 2020.