Kannur railway station

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Kannur (Cannanore)
Kannur (Cannanore)
Indian Railways station
	Kannur Railway Station nameboard on platform
General information
Location	Kannur, Kerala, PIN-670 001; India
Coordinates	11°52′08″N 75°21′20″E / 11.8689°N 75.3555°E
Elevation	16 metres (52 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	2
Platforms	4 (1A, 1, 2 & 3)
Tracks	10
Connections	Taxi Stand, Auto Service, Kannur Central Terminal Bus Stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CAN
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
Classification	NSG – 2
History
Opened	1907; 117 years ago
Electrified	Yes, 25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous names	Cannanore
Passengers
2018–19	19,867 per day
Rank	5 (in Kerala); 2 (in Palakkad division)
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Kannur railway station (formerly Cannanore railway station)(station code: CAN^[5]) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[6] It is the largest railway station serving the City of Kannur in Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railway zone. It is the largest railway station in terms of area and number of tracks in North Malabar region. At ₹62 crore (equivalent to ₹77 crore or US$9.2 million in 2023) in financial year 2018–19, it is the fifth largest in terms of passenger revenues in Kerala, and second largest under Palakkad railway division.^[7] Almost all major trains connecting the other parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and North India halt here.^[8] Kannur and Kannur South (Station Code: CS) are two different stations which serve Kannur city.^[9]^[8]

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.^[10] The railway station has lift and escalator facilities, as well as a subway facility to cross platform.^[11]^[12]^[13] The station is also equipped with free wireless internet access facility, and prepaid auto stand.

Location

Kannur Railway Station is located just 1 km from both Central Bus Terminal, Kannur at Thavakkara which is Kerala's biggest bus terminal and Old Bus Stand, Kannur respectively, and 2 km from KSRTC bus depot at Caltex Junction (on NH-66) and 1.5 km from City Bus Stand near the District HQ Hospital. Kannur International Airport is just 27 km from the railway station.

Important trains

Mangaluru Central–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express (via Alappuzha)
Kasaragod–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express (via Kottayam)
Janshatabdi express
Rajdhani express
Kerala Sampark Kranti express
Mangala Lakshadweep express
Garibrath express
Netravati express
Parasuram Express
Ernakulam Intercity express
Coimbatore Intercity sf express
Ernad express
Malabar express
Maveli express
Humsafar 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 Express
Kannur–Mangaluru Central Passenger (Unreserved)
Kannur–Shoranur Passenger
Kannur–Cheruvathoor Passenger
Kannur–Coimbatore Express
Kannur - Shoranur MEMU
Kannur - Alappuzha Executive
Kannur–Thrissur Express
Kannur–Thiruvananthapuram Central Jan Shatabdi Express
Kannur–Ernakulam Intercity Express
Kannur–Yeshwantpur Express (Via Shornur Junction)
Kannur - KSR Bengaluru Express (Via Mangaluru)

Gallery

Kannur Railway Station

References

^ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ Google Maps
^ National Train Enquiry System
^ 56324 MAQ–CBE Fast Passenger
^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
^ "Kerala railway stations ahead in passenger fare income". Manoramaonline.com. Thrissur. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b Trains at Kannur Railway station
^ Official Website of the Southern Railway Archived 14 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Kannur railway station all set for a facelift". The Times of India. 10 June 2016.
^ "Kannur railway station to get facelift, new facilities". The Hindu. 12 June 2016.
^ "Bansal announces 19 new trains". The Hindu. New Delhi. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

External links

Kannur railway station at the India Rail Info
Official website

[1] "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[2] Google Maps

[3] National Train Enquiry System

[4] 56324 MAQ–CBE Fast Passenger

[stn_code-5] "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

[sr_stn-6] "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

[7] "Kerala railway stations ahead in passenger fare income". Manoramaonline.com. Thrissur. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[:0-8] Trains at Kannur Railway station

[9] Official Website of the Southern Railway Archived 14 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[10] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[11] "Kannur railway station all set for a facelift". The Times of India. 10 June 2016.

[12] "Kannur railway station to get facelift, new facilities". The Hindu. 12 June 2016.

[13] "Bansal announces 19 new trains". The Hindu. New Delhi. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

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