Kannur Railway Station, also formerly known as Cannanore, is the largest railway station serving the City of

Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. It lies in the

Shoranur–Mangalore section The Shoranur–Mangaluru section is a railway segment of IR functioning under Palakkad Division of Southern Railway Zone. This is a broad gauge electrified line which begins at the Shornur Junction railway station in Kerala and ends at the ...

of the Southern Railways of the

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...

. It is the largest railway station in terms of area and number of tracks in

North Malabar North Malabar refers to the geographic area of southwest India covering the state of Kerala's present day Kasaragod, Kannur, and Wayanad districts, and the taluks of Vatakara, Koyilandy, and Thamarassery in the Kozhikode District of Kerala and t ...

region. At in financial year 2018–19, it is the fifth largest in terms of passenger revenues in Kerala, and second largest under Palakkad division. Almost all major trains connecting the other parts of

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and North India halt here. Kannur and Kannur South (Station Code: CS) are two different stations which serve Kannur city.Trains at Kannur Railway station
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Infrastructure

Kannur Railway Station has four platforms, namely Platform No.1, 1A, 2 and 3 and two entrances. Another platform has been proposed to be constructed on the Eastern Entrance side. The Platform number 1 of the Kannur Railway Station is the second longest

railway platform A railway platform is an area alongside a railway track providing convenient access to trains. Almost all stations have some form of platform, with larger stations having multiple platforms. The world's longest station platform is at Hubbali ...

in the state of Kerala. The railway station has lift and escalator facilities, as well as an subway facility to cross platform. The station is also equipped with free wireless internet access facility, and prepaid auto stand.

Location

Kannur Railway station is located just 1 km from both Central Bus Terminal, Kannur at

Thavakkara Thavakkara is a small area located in the heart of Kannur City of Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malay ...

which is Kerala's biggest bus terminal and Old Bus Stand, Kannur respectively, and 2 km from KSRTC bus depot at Caltex Junction (on NH-66) and 1.5 km from City Bus Stand near the District HQ Hospital. Kannur International Airport is just 27 km from the railway station.

Important trains

* Janshatabdi express * Rajdhani express * Kerala Sampark Kranti sf express * Mangala Lakshadweep sf express * Garibrath express * Netravati express *

Parasuram Express The Parasuram Express is an express train run by Indian Railways connecting Mangalore, Karnataka with Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. History The train (Train No: 49/50) was initially run between Cochin and Shoranur. The train was later extended to Tr ...

* Ernakulam Intercity express * Coimbatore Intercity sf express * Ernad express * Malabar express * Maveli express * Navyug express * Vivek express * Marusagar express * Poorna express * Chennai sf Mail * West Coast sf express * Chennai sf express * Link express * Alleppey Executive Express * Manglore–Trivandrum express * Yeswantpur express via Salem * Bengaluru City express via Manglore * Manglore–Kacheguda express * Okha–Ernakulam express * Gandhidam–Nagercoil express * Veraval–Trivandrum express * Bikaner–Kochuveli express * Bhavnagar–Kochuveli express * Dehradun–Kochuveli sf express * Amritsar–Kochuveli sf express * LTT–Kochuveli sf express * Nizamuddin–Trivandrum sf express

Trains starting from Kannur

* Kannur–Kozhikode Passenger * Kannur–Mangaluru Central Passenger * Kannur–Shornur Passenger * Kannur–Thrissur Passenger * Kannur–Cheruvathoor Passenger * Kannur–Coimbatore Fast Passenger * Kannur–Thiruvananthapuram Central Jan Shatabdi Express * Kannur–Ernakulam Intercity Express * Kannur–Alappuzha Executive Express * Kannur–KSR Bengaluru Express (Via Mangaluru Junction) * Kannur–Yeshwantpur Express (Via Shornur Junction)

Gallery

File:Kannur Railway Station, Kerala.jpg, Kannur Railway Station

References

External links

* * {{Railway stations in Kerala Railway stations in Kannur district Transport in Kannur Buildings and structures in Kannur Palakkad railway division Railway stations opened in 1907 1907 establishments in India