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<p>2409:4073:4E8C:4C96:0:0:D389:BB12: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Infobox rail line<br /> | box_width =<br /> | name = Shoranur–Mangaluru section<br /> | color = <br /> | logo = <br /> | logo_width =<br /> | image = Kannur Railway station.JPG | image_width = 350px<br /> | caption = A view of [[Kannur Railway Station]].<br /> | type = [[Regional rail]]<br /> | system = <br /> | status = Operational<br /> | locale = [[Palakkad District|Palakkad]], [[Malappuram District|Malappuram]], [[Kozhikode District|Kozhikode]], [[Kannur District|Kannur]], [[Kasaragod District|Kasaragod]] and [[Dakshina Kannada]]<br /> | start = [[Shornur Junction|Shoranur Junction]]<br /> | end = [[Mangalore Central|Mangaluru Central]]<br /> | stations = 40+<br /> | routes = <br /> | daily_ridership = <br /> | open = 1907<br /> | close =<br /> | owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br /> | operator = [[Palakkad Railway Division]] of [[Southern Railway Zone (India)|Southern Railway zone]]<br /> | character = <br /> | depot = <br /> | stock = <br /> | linelength = {{convert|328|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}<br /> | tracklength = {{convert|328|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}<br /> | tracks = 2<br /> | gauge = {{RailGauge|1676 mm}}<br /> | old_gauge =<br /> | minradius =<br /> | racksystem =<br /> | electrification = [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]]<br /> | speed = <br /> | elevation =<br /> | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20101113184249/http://southernrailway.gov.in/sr/indexhome.jsp]<br /> | map = {{Shoranur-Mangalore section}}<br /> | map_state = collapsed<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The '''Shoranur–Mangaluru section''' is a railway segment of [[Indian Railways|IR]] functioning under Palakkad Division of [[Southern Railway Zone (India)|Southern Railway Zone]]. This is a {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] electrified line which begins at the [[Shornur Junction]] railway station in [[Kerala]] and ends at the [[Mangalore Central railway station|Mangaluru Central]] railway station in [[Karnataka]]. This line passes through major towns including [[Tirur]], [[Kozhikode]], [[Vatakara]], [[Thalassery]], [[Kannur]], [[Payyannur]], [[Nileshwaram]], [[Kanhangad]] and [[Kasaragod Town|Kasaragod]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.southernrailway.gov.in/budget2010.htm Budget], ''Southern Railway'', Retrieved 03 October 2018&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> This line covers entire Districts of [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]] region in Kerala except [[Wayanad district]] and terminates at [[Dakshina Kannada]] District of [[Karnataka]] after crossing the [[Nethravathi River]].<br /> <br /> The Shoranur–Mangaluru section is a strategic route and the lifeline of Malabar's economy that interconnects the important cities of this regions and also serves as a threshold to [[Tulu Nadu]], [[Konkan]] and [[Mumbai]] from Kerala.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.southernrailway.gov.in/pgt.southernrailway.gov.in/engineering/files/SALIENT%20FEATURES%20.pdf Sailent Features], ''Southern Railway'', Retrieved 03 October 2018&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Railways in Southern India}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Shoranur-Mangalore section}}<br /> [[Category:Palakkad railway division|*]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]</div>

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