Udagamandalam railway station, also referred to as Ooty railway station is a
terminus station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ...
in
Ooty
Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...
,
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
.
The terminus is a part of the
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is a railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. The railway is operated by the Southern Railway and is the only rack railway in India.
The railway relies on its fleet of s ...
, a
World Heritage Site
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.
History
The station was opened in year 1908, when Nilgiri Mountain Railway line was extended to Udagamandalam.
[ The railway code for Udagamandalam is UAM.][Nilgiri Mountain Railway time table]
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The heritage Nilgiri Mountain railway takes almost two hours of journey to travel down to town of Mettupalayam Mettupalayam may refer to:
* Mettupalayam, Coimbatore
Mettupalayam is a municipality town and taluk of the Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town in the Coimbatore District. It's located to the North ...
in Coimbatore
Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...
at the foothill of Nilgiri mountains.[
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See also
* Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is a railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. The railway is operated by the Southern Railway and is the only rack railway in India.
The railway relies on its fleet of s ...
* Kalka–Shimla railway
References
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Railway stations in Nilgiris district
Railway stations opened in 1908
Transport in Ooty
1908 establishments in India
Railway terminus in India
Mountain railways in India
Buildings and structures in Ooty
Tourist attractions in Ooty
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