Kannur railway station

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Kannur (Canannore)
Kannur (Canannore); കണ്ണൂർ
	Commuter rail and Regional rail station
Location	Kannur, Kerala, PIN-670 001; India
Coordinates	11.8689°N 75.3555°E
Elevation	16 metres (52 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	2
Platforms	3+1 bay platform
Tracks	10
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
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous names	Cannanore
Passengers
2014–15	19,894 per day[1]
Rank	5 (in Kerala); 2 (in Palakkad division)
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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]

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

Gallery

Kannur Railway Station

References

"Station Re-development Data – Kannur(CAN)". Central Railway Zone – Indian Railways. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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.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

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[1] "Station Re-development Data – Kannur(CAN)". Central Railway Zone – Indian Railways. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

[:0-2] 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". The Hindu. New Delhi. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.