Kannur railway station

Kannur കണ്ണൂർ
Regional rail and Light rail station
View of Kannur Railway Station from main entrance
Location	Kannur, Kerala, 670001 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
Elevation	16 metres (52 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	2
Platforms	4
Tracks	9
Connections	Shoranur–Mangalore section
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CAN
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
History
Opened	1907 (1907)
Electrified	Double Electrified BG
Traffic
Passengers	19,894 per day[1]
Route map Legend km 2 0 Bunder goods shed 0 0 Mangalore Central to Madgaon Junction (KR) to Hassan Junction 0 5 Mangalore Junction 3 Nethravathi Netravati River 5 Tokkottu 7 Ullal Karnataka Kerala 17 Manjeshwar 24 Uppala Shiriya River 34 Kumbala Mogral River 46 Kasaragod Chandragiri River 49 Kalanad Kalanad River 55 Kottikkulam 60 Bekal Fort Chithari River 69 Kanhangad 78 Nileshwar 83 Charvattur 88 Chandera 92 Trikkaripur 98 Payyanur Perumba River 101 Ezhimala 110 Payangadi Kuppam River 117 Kannapuram 123 Pappinisseri Valapattanam River 125 Valapattanam 127 Chirakkal 132 Kannur 135 Kannur South 144 Edakkad Anjarakandy River 148 Dharmadam 152 Thalassery 155 Jaganath Temple Gate Mahé River 162 Mahe 165 Mukkali 169 Nadapuram Road 174 Vatakara Kuttiady River 178 Iringal 184 Payyoli 187 Tikkotti 191 Vellarakkad 197 Koyilandy 202 Chemancheri Akala puzha 209 Elathur 216 West Hill 219 Vellayil 221 Kozhikode to Shoranur Junction

Railways in Kerala cities
Cities & connected years 1861 - Kozhikode 1898 - Palakkad 1902 - Kochi 1902 - Thrissur 1904 - Kollam 1907 - Kannur 1907 - Kasargod 1918 - Thiruvananthapuram 1958 - Kottayam 1989 - Alappuzha
Railway lines Kundala Valley Railway Kollam–Sengottai branch line Ernakulam-Kayamkulam coastal railway line Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram trunk line Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Shoranur–Mangalore section Guruvayur–Thrissur spur line Nilambur–Shoranur railway line

Kannur railway station, also known as Cannanore, is one of the railway station in Kerala located in the Kannur City which lies in Shoranur–Mangalore section. 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.^[2][3]

Infrastructure

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.^[4] 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.

The railway station is under construction of escalator and lift.^[5][6][7]

See also

• North Malabar
• Southern Railway zone
• Indian Railways
• Kannur

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kannur railway station.

• Official Website of the Southern Railway