Surathkal railway station

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Surathkal
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg
LocationRailway Station Road, Kadambodi, Tel: 0824-2475938, Surathkal, Karnataka
India
Coordinates12°59′25″N 74°48′19″E / 12.9902°N 74.8054°E / 12.9902; 74.8054Coordinates: 12°59′25″N 74°48′19″E / 12.9902°N 74.8054°E / 12.9902; 74.8054
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byKonkan Railway
Line(s)Konkan Railway
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSL
Zone(s) Konkan Railway
Division(s) Karwar
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
toward ?
Konkan Railway
toward ?
Location
Surathkal is located in Karnataka
Surathkal
Surathkal
Location within Karnataka

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. KRCL operates RO-RO services to Verna, Kolad, and Karembeli.[1][2] 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.[3]

View of entrance to Surathkal railway station

The station has only one platform and a single diesel broad gauge track.[4] During the landslides that occurred in August 2019 at Padil-Kulashekar railway section in Mangaluru, several trains were terminated at Surathkal railway stations.[5][6] 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.[7]

Background[edit]

Surathkal is a suburb of Mangalore city located on 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.[8]

Location[edit]

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[edit]

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.[9]

Discarded manual signal system at Suratkal railway station
Surathkal railway station at night

References[edit]

  1. "Roll On – Roll Off Services". Konkan Railway. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  2. "In a first, Indian Railways commence RO-RO service on Central and Western Railways". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. "Konkan Railway system map" (PDF). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. "Arrivals at SL/Surathkal (1 PFs)". IndiaRailInfo.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. "Karnataka: Train traffic restored on landslip hit Padil-Kulashekar section". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  6. "Train services on Kerala-Mangaluru-Mumbai sector hit". The Hindu Newspaper. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  7. "Activity Location Map of Mechanical Department" (PDF). Konkan Railway. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. "How to Reach". NITK. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  9. "Special trains to clear festival rush". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

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