Kanhangad railway station

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Kanhangad
Class A station
Railway Station, Kanhangad.JPG
LocationRailway Station Road, Kanhangad, Kasaragod, Kerala
India
Coordinates12°19′12″N 75°05′06″E / 12.320°N 75.085°E / 12.320; 75.085
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 codeKZE
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Route map
km
2
0
Bunder goods shed
0
0
Mangalore Central
0
5
Mangalore Junction
to Hassan Junction
3
Nethravathi
5
Tokkottu
Ullal overpass
7
Ullal
Talapady Rivulet
Karnataka
Kerala
Manjeshwaram River
17
Manjeshwar
24
Uppala
Shiriya River
Kumbla River
34
Kumbla
overpass
46
Kasaragod Bus interchange Parking
overpass
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 Bus interchange Parking
Padanakkad overpass
Nileshwaram overpass
78
Nileshwar Parking
83
Cheruvathur Parking
Cheruvathur overpass
overpass
88
Chandera
92
Thrikaripur
Thattar River
Payyanur overpass
98
Payyanur Bus interchange Parking
101
Ezhimala
110
Payangadi Parking
Payangadi underpass
Thavam overpass
117
Kannapuram Bus interchange Parking
Irinave River
123
Pappinisseri
Pappinisseri overpass
125
Valapattanam
overpass
127
Chirakkal
underpass
132
Kannur Bus interchange Parking
Thavakkara underpass
135
Kannur South
Kaanaam River
144
Edakkad
Anjarakandy River
148
Dharmadam
overpass
Ummanchira River
Kuyyali River
152
Thalassery Bus interchange Parking
Thalassery overpass
overpass
155
Jaganath Temple Gate
overpass
162
Mahe Parking
Kunhippalli overpass
165
Mukkali
169
Nadapuram Road
Kainatty overpass
Chorode overpass
overpass
174
Vadakara Parking
178
Iringal
184
Payyoli Parking
187
Tikkotti
Nandi overpass
191
Vellarakkad
197
Koyilandy Parking
Koyilandy overpass
overpass
202
Chemancheri
Vengalam overpass
209
Elathur
Vengali overpass
216
West Hill
219
Vellayil
Vellayil overpass
CH Overbridge
Old Railway Station overpass
221
Kozhikode Bus interchange Parking
km
Location
Kanhangad is located in India
Kanhangad
Kanhangad
Location within India
Kanhangad is located in Kerala
Kanhangad
Kanhangad
Kanhangad (Kerala)
Kanhangad Railway Station Road

Kanhangad railway station (Code:KZE) is a major and one of the busiest railway station under A – category stations of Palakkad Division, serving the town of Kanhangad in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railway. The station has three platforms and four tracks.

Services[edit]

Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Chennai, Kollam, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Mysore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and so forth.[1]

Kanhangad railway station

Significance[edit]

The prominence of Kanhangad station has increased recently owing to the growth of the city as a major tourist destination with tourist spots like Bekal Fort, Ranipuram and Talacauvery hill station besides leading pilgrim centres like Anandashram and Nithayanandashram and also as an upcoming educational hub. The station also assumed importance in view of its proximity with the Central University of Kerala's campus at Periya.[2]

Projects[edit]

A proposed railway line from Kanhangad railway station to Bangalore through Kaniyuru is pending since a very long time and is waiting for the final approval from the railway authorities. The survey for the full stretch has already been carried out and is found to be feasible in all aspects. The project have an estimate cost of 1200 crores for which both the states of Kerala and Karnataka has to bear half the cost and the rest by the centre.

This 91 km Kanhangad-Kaniyur line project has been conceived in two phases—Kanhangad Kaniyuru (40 km) which passes through Kerala and the rest in Karnataka. The supporters of the line claim that if it materializes, then Bangalore will be only 348 km away from Kanhangad or in other words, the duration to reach Bangalore will be six hours only. Currently, the Kanhangad-Bangalore route either via Mangalore or Palakkad is more than 650 km taking an exhausting 12 hours to reach.

The distance and time required to connect Mysore, Subramanya and Hassan to North Kerala will also be reduced. It will also give fillip to the tourism sector connecting Talacauvery, Subramanya, Bekal and Ranipuram and will also be a boon to education and business sector where a number of students and professionals hailing from Kerala will have an easy access to the IT city, Bangalore. It will also help the merchants in easing their trade and can have a good revenue as it helps in easy access and exchange of goods between the two states.

If implemented, Kanhangad station will be upgraded as a railway junction and a special train service from Kanhangad to Bangalore will be a major push for the station and this will also accelerate the development of the city and entire North Malabar region.[3]

References[edit]

  1. "Kanhangad Train Connectivity". Archived from the original on 14 February 2012.
  2. "Special – New railway line".
  3. "Special – New railway line".


http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150831/nation-current-affairs/article/kanjangad-kaniyur-rail-route-survey-completed