Payyanur railway station

Payyanur railway station (Code: PAY) is a railway station serving the town of Payyanur in the Kannur district of Kerala. This is a class A railway station.

Payyanur
Express train and Passenger train station
LocationPayyanur, Kannur, Kerala
India
Coordinates12.091°N 75.1951°E / 12.091; 75.1951
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Platforms3
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePAY
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
Route map
km
2
0
Bunder goods shed
0
0
Mangalore Central
to Hassan Junction
0
5
Mangalore Junction
3
Nethravathi
5
Tokkottu
7
Ullal
Karnataka
Kerala
17
Manjeshwar
24
Uppala
Shiriya River
34
Kumbala
46
Kasaragod
49
Kalanad
Kalanad River
55
Kotikulam
60
Bekal Fort
Chithari River
69
Kanhangad
78
Nileshwar
83
Charvattur
88
Chandera
92
Thrikaripur
98
Payyanur
101
Ezhimala
110
Payangadi
117
Kannapuram
123
Pappinisseri
125
Valapattanam
127
Chirakkal
132
Kannur
135
Kannur South
144
Edakkad
Anjarakandy River
148
Dharmadam
152
Thalassery
155
Jaganath Temple Gate
162
Mahe
165
Mukkali
169
Nadapuram Road
174
Vadakara
178
Iringal
184
Payyoli
187
Tikkotti
191
Vellarakkad
197
Koyilandy
202
Chemancheri
209
Elathur
216
West Hill
219
Vellayil
221
Kozhikode
Location
Payyanur
Location within India
Payyanur
Payyanur (Kerala)

Line

It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railways. The station has three platforms and four tracks.

Services

No trains originate from the station. Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Trivandrum Central, Ernakulam Junction, Mumbai, Chennai Central, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Coimbatore Junction, Kollam, Mangalore, Mysore, Pune, Pondicherry, New Delhi and so forth.

Former Kerala Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan waiting for a train at Payyanur station

Importance

The Indian Naval Academy is located approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) from the railway station. CRPF's Recruit Training Centre-3 in Peringome is located approximately 22 km (14 mi) from the railway station.

References


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