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{{Infobox station
| name = Surathkal
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| style = Indian Railways
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| image = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|80px]]
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| address = Railway Station Road, [[Kadambodi]], Tel: 0824-2475938, [[Surathkal]], [[Karnataka]]
| country = India
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| line = [[Konkan Railway]]
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| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 1
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| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1997}}
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| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = SL
| zone = [[Konkan Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Karwar}}
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| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Konkan Railway]]
| status = Functioning
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{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous=Mulki|next=Thokur|line= Konkan Railway|branch= [[Konkan Railway]]}}
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'''Surathkal railway station''' is one of the main railway stations of [[Mangalore]] along with [[Mangalore Central railway station]] and [[Mangalore Junction railway station]] which is located in north Mangalore. Twenty-two trains stop here. There are no originating or terminating trains at this station. [[Konkan Railway Corporation Limited|KRCL]] operates RO-RO services to Verna, Kolad, and Karembeli.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roll On – Roll Off Services|url=http://www.konkanrailway.com/department/viewdept/roll_on_roll_off_services/|website=[[Konkan Railway]]|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=In a first, Indian Railways commence RO-RO service on Central and Western Railways|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/in-a-first-indian-railways-commence-ro-ro-service-on-central-and-western-railways/articleshow/65911521.cms|website=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> As per the Konkan railway map, Surathkal railway station is at a distance of 733.825 kilometers from the northern starting point of the Konkan railway line at [[Roha]] and 4.615 kilometers from Thokur which is the southern endpoint of Konkan railway jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://konkanrailway.com/uploads/pdfs/System-map.pdf|title= Konkan Railway system map|access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>
[[File:SLstationfront.jpg|thumb|left|View of entrance to Surathkal railway station]]

The station has only one platform and a single diesel broad gauge track.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arrivals at SL/Surathkal (1 PFs)|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/surathkal-sl/1783|website=IndiaRailInfo.com|access-date=14 August 2016}}</ref> During the landslides that occurred in August 2019 at Padil-Kulashekar railway section in Mangaluru, several trains were terminated at Surathkal railway stations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karnataka: Train traffic restored on landslip hit Padil-Kulashekar section|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/karnataka-train-traffic-restored-on-landslip-hit-padil-kulashekar-section/articleshow/70929014.cms|website= [[The Times of India]]|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Train services on Kerala-Mangaluru-Mumbai sector hit |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/train-services-on-kerala-mangaluru-mumbai-sector-hit/article29230801.ece|website=[[The Hindu]] Newspaper|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> There is an urgent need of constructing another platform at Surathkal railway station to handle such emergencies as well as increasing number of passengers. Surathkal railway station has a tea stall, a waiting room, and a running room. Rolling IN and Rolling OUT of RORO rakes are carried here.<ref>{{cite web|title=Activity Location Map of Mechanical Department|url=http://konkanrailway.com/uploads/editor_images/1550470533_Activity%20location%20Map%2015022019.pdf|website=[[Konkan Railway]]|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref>

==Background==
[[Surathkal]] is a suburb of [[Mangalore]] city located on [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway 66]] (earlier known as National Highway 17) in the [[Dakshina Kannada]] district, [[Karnataka]] state, India on the shore of the [[Arabian Sea]]. It is a municipality merged with [[Mangalore City Corporation]]. It lies between the [[Gurupura]] (Phalguni) and [[Pavanje]] ([[Nandini]]) rivers. It is considered as the northernmost area of [[Mangalore City Corporation]] geographical limits. [[Surathkal]] is six kilometers north of New Mangalore sea port (NMPT). The nearest airport is [[Mangalore International Airport]] (IXE/VOML) at fifteen kilometers away from Surathkal railway station. Mangalore petroleum refinery (MRPL) is three kilometers from this railway station. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka (formerly KREC) is at distance of two kilometers from Suratkal railway station.<ref>{{cite web|title=How to Reach|url=https://www.nitk.ac.in/How_To_Reach|website= NITK|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref>

==Location==
The Surathkal railway station is located 22 meters above mean sea level. The entrance to the railway station is from Surathkal-Bajpe Road now known as Surathkal-MRPL road. The Surathkal railway station is just 500 meters east of national highway NH-66. There is a bus-stop at the entrance of the railway station where one can get city buses to [[Hampankatta]], [[Panambur]], [[Kulai]], [[Kulur, Mangalore]], [[Kankanady]], [[Krishnapura]], [[Katipalla]], and [[Bajpe]].

==Trains==
The following trains have stopped at Surathkal railway station in both directions:

* [[Matsyagandha Express]] (12619/12620)
* [[Netravati Express]] (16346/16345)
* Mumbai CSMT–Mangalore Express (12133/12134)
* SBC–Karwar Express (16513/16514)
* SBC-Karwar Express (16523/16524)
* Gandhidham(16336)
* Hapa Express (16337/163338)
* Madgaon–Mangalore Intercity Express (22635/22636)
* Mangalore–Madgaon Passenger (56640/566641)
* Mangalore–Madgaon DEMU (70105/70106)
* Yeshvantpur–Karwar Express(16515/16516)

Some special trains running through this route have stopped at Surathkal railroad station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Special trains to clear festival rush|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/special-trains-to-clear-festival-rush/article30260594.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref>
[[File:SURATKAL SL.jpg|thumb|Discarded manual signal system at Suratkal railway station]]
[[File:SLatnight.jpg|thumb|left|Surathkal railway station at night]]

==References==
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==External links==

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[[Category:Railway stations in Dakshina Kannada district]]
[[Category:Railway stations along Konkan Railway line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1997]]
[[Category:Karwar railway division]]

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Aamir2580: rework lead to improve readability and updated info

>Darthdoc: Spelling errors and a few gramatical changes.