Kannur railway station

Kannur(Canannore)
കണ്ണൂര്(കാനന്നോരെ)
कन्नूर (कानंनोरे)
Indian Railway Station

View of Kannur Railway Station
Location Kannur, Kerala
 India
Coordinates 11°52′08″N 75°21′20″E / 11.8689°N 75.3555°E / 11.8689; 75.3555Coordinates: 11°52′08″N 75°21′20″E / 11.8689°N 75.3555°E / 11.8689; 75.3555
Line(s) 9
Platforms 4(1,1A,2,3)
Tracks 9
Construction
Parking Yes
Other information
Station code CAN
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Palakkad
Electrified No (Electrification under progress)

Kannur, also known as Cannanore, is one of the busiest railway station in Kerala located in the Kannur City. It is operated by the Southern Railway of the Indian Railways. There are many trains operating towards Southern Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Mumbai and North India. Kannur and Kannur South are two different stations which serves Kannur City.[1][2]

This Station has Four platforms, namely Platform No.1, 1A, 2 and 3 and two entrances. Another platform and new exclusive entrance is under construction towards east. The Platform number 1 of the Kannur Railway Station is the second longest railway platform in the state of Kerala.[3]

There is strong urge from the passengers for extension of various trains and new trains.The trains that could be extended include Matsyagandha Express, Madgaon Intercity Express,Calicut Janshatabdi. It could be achieved by constructing a new pitline and increasing the number of platforms. Kannur-Byndoor passenger can be extended to Bhatkal.

The Kannur Railway Station is one of the few railway stations in Kerala to be selected for Google's plan to deploy WiFi in collaboration with the Union Government of India.

Important trains originating from Kannur

Passenger trains

Temple near the Railway Station in Kannur
Selling Fruits near the Railway Station

Important trains passing through Kannur

Kannur is connected to several major Indian cities via daily direct trains. Some of the cities connected, with details of trains, are given below:

Facilities available

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official Website of the Southern Railway
  2. ↑ Trains at Kannur Railway station
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Bansal announces 19 new trains". New Delhi: The Hindu. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

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