Shoranur–Mangalore section

The Shoranur–Mangaluru section is a railway segment of IR functioning under Palakkad Division of Southern Railway Zone. This is a broad gauge electrified line which begins at the Shornur Junction railway station in Kerala and ends at the Mangaluru Central railway station in Karnataka. This line passes through major towns including Tirur, Kozhikode, Vatakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyannur, Nileshwaram, Kanhangad and Kasaragod.[1]

Shoranur–Mangaluru section
A view of Kannur Railway Station.
Overview
Type	Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod and Dakshina Kannada
Termini	Shoranur Junction Mangaluru Central
Stations	40+
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Operation
Opened	1907
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator(s)	Palakkad Railway Division of Southern Railway zone
Technical
Line length	328 km (203.81 mi)
Track length	328 km (203.81 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Route map km To Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section 0 Shoranur Junction 0 Shoranur B-Cabin To Jolarpettai–Shoranur line To Nilambur–Shoranur railway line 5 Karakkad 11 Pattambi 16 Kodumunda 20 Pallipuram Kunthi River 26 Perssanur 30 Kuttippuram 36 Tirunnavaya 45 Tirur 53 Tanur 61 Parappanangadi 66 Valikunnu Kadalundi River 71 Kadalundi 76 Ferok Chaliyar River 84 Kallayi Mampuzha River 86 Kozhikode 88 Vellayil 91 West Hill 98 Elathur Akalapuzha 105 Chemancheri 110 Koyilandy 116 Vellarakkad 120 Tikkoti 123 Payyoli 129 Iringal Kuttiady River 133 Vatakara 138 Nadapuram Road 142 Mukkali 145 Mahe Mahé River 152 Jaganath Temple Gate 155 Thalassery 159 Dharmadam Anjarakandy River 163 Edakkad 172 Kannur South 175 Kannur 182 Chirakkal 184 Valapattanam Valapattanam River 186 Pappinisseri 192 Kannapuram Kuppam River 199 Pazhayangadi 208 Ezhimala Perumba River 211 Payyanur 217 Thrikaripur 221 Chandera 226 Cheruvathur 231 Nileshwar 240 Kanhangad Chithari River 249 Bekal Fort 254 Kotikulam Kalanad River 260 Kalanad Chandragiri River 263 Kasaragod Mogral River 275 Kumbla Shiriya River 285 Uppala 292 Manjeshwar Kerala State Karnataka State 302 Ullal 304 Tokkottu Netravati River 306 Nethravathi Bunder Goods Shed 309 Mangalore Central 310 Mangalore Junction 312 Padil Bypass Cabin To Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line Gurupura River 323 Jokatte 328 Thokur To Konkan Railway Line

This line covers entire Districts of Malabar region in Kerala and terminate at Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka after crossing the Nethravathi River.

The Shoranur–Mangaluru section is a strategic route and the lifeline of Malabar's economy that inter connects the important cities of this regions and also serves as threshold to Tulu Nadu, Konkan and Mumbai from Kerala.[2]

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