Mangalore Central railway station

Mangalore Central
Regional rail and Light rail station
Location	Old Kent Road, Hampankatta, Mangaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka India
Coordinates	12.8634°N 74.8433°E / 12.8634; 74.8433
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Platforms	4
Tracks	14
Connections	Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MAQ
Zone(s)	SR
Division(s)	Palakkad
History
Opened	1907 (1907)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Mangalore Junction toward ? Southern Railway zone Shoranur–Mangalore section Terminus Terminus Southern Railway zone Shoranur–Mangalore section Nethravathi toward ?
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 Central Location within India Mangalore Central Mangalore Central (Karnataka)

Mangalore Central (officially Mangaluru Central) (Station code: MAQ) is the main railway terminus in the city of Mangalore. It is one of the major railway stations in Karnataka state and it is the biggest terminal station under Palakkad railway division. There is also another railway station named Mangalore Junction railway station previously known as Kankanady railway station. Mangalore region provides the highest freight revenue to the Palakkad division which sums up to 90 percent of the total revenue which Palakkad division generates. Mangalore Central comes under the Southern Railway and is also providing connectivity for Konkan Railway and South Western Railway of the Indian Railways. It is one of the 5 central railway stations of India. The residents of Mangalore wants their district railway jurisdiction to be handed over to South Western Railway from the existing Palakkad division in Southern Railway.

Location

Mangalore Central railway station is located at Old Kent road, Hampankatta. The other major railway station in the city, Mangalore Junction located at Darbar Hill, Padil, Mangalore 575007.

Background

Rail connectivity in Mangalore was established in 1907. A metre-gauge railway track, built through the Western Ghats, connected Mangalore with Hassan. The metre-gauge track was converted to a broad-gauge track connecting Mangalore to Bangalore via Hassan. The re-gauged track was opened to freight traffic in May 2006 and passenger traffic in December 2007. The track network in the Mangalore area is based on a triangular pattern, with Mangalore Central, Mangalore Junction and the Netravati River railway bridge at the vertices of the triangle. A railway siding leads from Mangalore Central to the historic old Railway Goods-Shed in the old Port, Bunder area of Mangalore city. For a year 1929–1930 the longest running train in undivided India originated from Mangalore Central. This was the Grand Trunk Express from Mangalore to Peshawar. The train covered the distance from Mangalore to Peshawar on the Khyber Pass in 104 hours. After 1930 the route of the Grand Trunk Express was curtailed and the train originated from Mettupalayam, Coimbatore.

Services

Trains from here connect the city to prominent state capitals of India like Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram (via Southern Railway), Mumbai, Thane, Delhi, Ajmer, Ahmedabad (via Konkan Railways) and so forth.

See also

• Surathkal railway station
• Thokur railway station
• Mangalore Mail

External links

• Mangalore Central railway station at the India Rail Info