Kannur railway station

Kannur Railway Station, also formerly known as Cannanore, is a railway station serving the City of Kannur in Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur - Mangalore Section of the Southern Railways of the Indian Railways. 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 .[3][2]

Kannur (Canannore)

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Commuter Rail and Regional Rail station
LocationKannur, Kerala, PIN-670 001
India
Coordinates11.8689°N 75.3555°E / 11.8689; 75.3555
Elevation16 metres (52 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)2
Platforms3+1 Bay Platform
Tracks10
ConnectionsShoranur–Mangalore section
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCAN
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
History
Opened1907 (1907)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous namesCannanore
Traffic
Passengers (2014-15)19,894 per day[1]
Rank5 (in Kerala)
2 (in Palakkad division)
Route map
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
 Kotikulam
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

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.

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 - Cheruvathoor Passenger
  • Kannur - Coimbatore Fast Passenger
  • Kannur - Ernakulam Intercity Express
  • Kannur - Alappuzha Executive Express
  • Kannur - KSR Bengaluru Express (Via Mangaluru)
  • Kannur - Yeshwantpur Express (Via Shornur)
  • Kannur - Thiruvananthapuram Central Janshatabdi Express
  • Kannur Railway Station

See also

References
  1. "Station Re-development Data – Kannur(CAN)". Central Railway Zone – Indian Railways. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. Trains at Kannur Railway station
  3. Official Website of the Southern Railway Archived 14 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Kannur railway station all set for a facelift". The Times of India. 10 June 2016.
  6. "Kannur railway station to get facelift, new facilities". The Hindu. 12 June 2016.
  7. "Bansal announces 19 new trains". New Delhi: The Hindu. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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