Mangalore Junction railway station

Mangalore Junction (officially Mangaluru Junction) (station code: MAJN) is a gateway to the port city of Mangaluru located at Darbar Hill, Padil, Mangaluru, 575007, coming under the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway. The station is a junction interconnecting Mangalore Central railway station with Kerala in the south, Maharashtra/Goa and Mangalore Sea Port in the north and Bengaluru–Chennai in the east. It is the busiest railway junction in the area, as all north- and southbound trains touch Mangalore through this station.

Mangaluru Junction Mangalore Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
Mangalore junction in 2014
Location	Darbar Hill, Padil, Mangaluru, 575007, Karnataka India
Coordinates	12.87°N 74.87°E / 12.87; 74.87
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railways
Line(s)	Mangaluru Junction-Shoranur Junction Mangaluru Junction-Mangalore Central Mangaluru Junction-Hassan Junction Mangaluru Junction-Madgaon Junction
Platforms	3
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	At Grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	MAJN
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Thokur toward [[{{S-line/Indian Railways left/Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway|branch=Shoranur–Mangalore section|type=}} railway station|{{S-line/Indian Railways left/Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway|branch=Shoranur–Mangalore section|type=}}]] Southern Railway Shoranur–Mangalore section Nethravathi toward [[{{S-line/Indian Railways right/Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway|branch=Shoranur–Mangalore section|type=}} railway station|{{S-line/Indian Railways right/Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway|branch=Shoranur–Mangalore section|type=}}]] Padil toward [[{{S-line/Indian Railways left/Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway|branch=Shoranur–Mangalore section|type=}} railway station|{{S-line/Indian Railways left/Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway|branch=Shoranur–Mangalore section|type=}}]] Southern Railway Shoranur–Mangalore section Mangaluru Central toward [[{{S-line/Indian Railways right/Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway|branch=Shoranur–Mangalore section|type=}} railway station|{{S-line/Indian Railways right/Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway|branch=Shoranur–Mangalore section|type=}}]]
Route map km 2 0 Bunder goods shed 0 0 Mangalore Central to Madgaon Junction (KR) 0 5 Mangalore Junction to Hassan Junction 3 Nethravathi Netravati River 5 Tokkottu Ullal overpass 7 Ullal Talapady Rivulet Karnataka Kerala Manjeshwaram River 17 Manjeshwar 24 Uppala Shiriya River Kumbla River 34 Kumbla Mogral River overpass 46 Kasaragod overpass Chandragiri River 49 Kalanad Chembirika Tunnel Chanthankai overpass Kalanad River Kalanad overpass 55 Kotikulam Bekal River Bekal overpass Pallikere overpass 60 Bekal Fort Chithari River 69 Kanhangad Padanakkad overpass Kariangode River Nileshwaram overpass 78 Nileshwar Karyangod River 83 Cheruvathur Cheruvathur overpass overpass 88 Chandera 92 Thrikaripur Thattar River Payyanur overpass 98 Payyanur Perumba River 101 Ezhimala 110 Payangadi Payangadi underpass Kuppam River Thavam overpass 117 Kannapuram Irinave River 123 Pappinisseri Pappinisseri overpass Valapattanam River 125 Valapattanam overpass 127 Chirakkal underpass 132 Kannur Thavakkara underpass 135 Kannur South Kaanaam River 144 Edakkad Muzhappilangad overpass Anjarakandy River 148 Dharmadam overpass Ummanchira River Kuyyali River 152 Thalassery Thalassery overpass overpass 155 Jaganath Temple Gate overpass Mahé River 162 Mahe Kunhippalli overpass 165 Mukkali 169 Nadapuram Road Kainatty overpass Chorode overpass overpass 174 Vadakara Kuttiady River 178 Iringal 184 Payyoli 187 Tikkotti Nandi overpass 191 Vellarakkad 197 Koyilandy Koyilandy overpass overpass 202 Chemancheri Vengalam overpass Akalapuzha River 209 Elathur Vengali overpass 216 West Hill 219 Vellayil Vellayil overpass CH Overbridge Old Railway Station overpass 221 Kozhikode to Shoranur Junction km
Location
Mangalore Junction Location within Karnataka

It was formerly called Kankanadi railway station when the city railway station was simply called Mangalore railway station. Later both were renamed as Mangalore Junction and Mangalore Central respectively to avoid confusion.

This is the first station in the Southern Railway zone after the Konkan Railway zone which ends at Thokur, the previous station up north. The railways wish to develop Mangalore Junction to a world-class station on the 60 acres of land, owned by the railways, that adjoins the station.

Service

The railway station has the daily connectivity to important cities of India like – Mumbai,Kochi, New Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram .

Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express connect with Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi along with other trains like Mangala Lakshadweep Express, Kerala Sampark Kranti Express.

Other trains include Tirunelveli–Gandhidham Humsafar Express, Marusagar Express, Kochuveli-Shri Ganganagar Junction Express, Jabalpur-Coimbatore Superfast Express, Kochuveli–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express, Netravati Express, Matsyagandha Express

Location

The nearest major transport hubs:

• Nearest airport: Mangalore International Airport (11 km)
• Nearest sea port: New Mangalore Port (14 km)
• Nearest bus stations Hampankatta (6 km) and Lalbagh, Mangalore (8 km)
• Nearest bus stops:Naguri (200 mtrs), Padil (500 mtrs), Bajal Cross (100 mtrs)
• Distance from Mangalore Central railway station is 6 km

See also

• Thokur railway station
• Surathkal railway station

External links

• Mangalore Junction railway station at the India Rail Info