Kannur railway station
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Kannur(Canannore)
കണ്ണൂര്(കാനന്നോരെ) |
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View of Kannur Railway Station
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| Location | Kannur, Kerala India |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 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] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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.
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Important trains originating from Kannur
- Kannur - Thiruvananthapuram Jan Shatabdi Express[4]
- Kannur - Yeswantpur Express (Via Palghat and Salem)
- Kannur - Bengaluru City Express (Via Mangaluru)
- Kannur - Ernakulam (Executive Express Thursday,Saturday only)
- Kannur - Alappuzha (Executive Express except Thursday,Saturday)
- Kannur - Ernakulam (Intercity Express)
Passenger trains
- Kannur - Coimbatore fast passenger
- Kannur - Mangaluru passenger
- Kannur - Calicut passenger
- Kannur - Shoranur passenger
- Kannur - Cheruvathur passenger
- Kannur - Thrissur passenger
- Kannur - Byndoor passenger (via Mangaluru junction)
Important trains passing through Kannur
- Hazrat Nizamuddin - Trivandrum Rajdhani Express
- Hazrat Nizamuddin - Ernakulam Mangla Lakshadweep Express
- Chennai - Mangaluru Mail via Podanur
- Chennai - Mangaluru West Coast Express via Coimbatore
- Chennai - Mangaluru Superfast Express via Podanur
- Chennai Egmore - Mangaluru Express via Trichy
- Mumbai (LTT) - Trivandrum Nethravathi Express via Alappuzha
- Mumbai (LTT) - Kochuveli Garibrath Express via Kottayam
- Chandigarh- Kochuveli Kerala Sampark kranti express via Alappuzha
- Mangaluru- Trivandrum Malabar express via Kottayam
- Mangaluru- Nagercoil Parasuram express via Kottayam
- Mangaluru- Trivandrum Maveli express via Alappuzha
- Mangaluru- Trivandrum express via Kottayam
- Mangaluru- Coimbatore Intercity s/f express
- Mangaluru- Nagercoil Ernad express via Alappuzha
Kannur is connected to several major Indian cities via daily direct trains. Some of the cities connected, with details of trains, are given below:
- New Dehi by: Trivandrum-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express & Ernakulam - Hazrat Nizamuddin Mangala Lakshadweep Express, Kerala Sampark kranti express,Kochuveli-Amritsar express,Kochuveli-Dehradun express,Navyug express
- Mumbai by: Trivandrum-Lokamanya Tilak (Mumbai) Netravati Express,Kochuveli-Lokmanya Tilak Garibrath express, Kochuveli-Ltt s/f express
- Chennai by: Mangaluru-Chennai (Chennai Mail, West Coast, Egmore and Chennai Express)
- Bangalore by: Kannur-Yeswantpur (2 Express; one via Salem and another via Mangaluru)
- Ahmedabad by: Ernakulam-Okha Express, Nagercoil-Gandhidam express, Thiruvananthapuram-Veraval express, Kochuveli-Bhavnagar express, Kochuveli-Bikaner express, Tirunelveli-Hapa express, Kochuveli-Porbandar express, Coimbatore-Bikaner a/c super fast express
- Pune by: Ernakulam-Pune Poorna Express,Ernakulam Pune Superfast express
- Jaipur by: Ernakulam-Ajmer Marusagar Express
- Goa by: Ernakulam-Madgoan express and all trains passing through Konkan railways
- Hyderabad by: Kacheguda Express
- Kolkata by: Vivek Express
Facilities available
- Two widened foot overbridges connecting all the platforms
- Retiring rooms
- Easy access to road network
- Prepaid Auto, taxi and bus services
- Parcel Service
- Passenger Waiting Hall for all classes
- IRCTC Restaurants
- Online Reservation between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm
- Internet cafe
- Books and newspaper stall
- Railway Police Force (RPF)
- Railway Mail Service (RMS)
- Multiple ATMs of State and Private Banks
- Wide parking area
- Lodging and restaurants
See also
References
- ↑ Official Website of the Southern Railway
- ↑ Trains at Kannur Railway station
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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