Udagamandalam railway station, also referred to as Ooty railway station is a
terminus station in
Ooty,
Tamil Nadu.
The terminus is a part of the
Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a
World Heritage Site.
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
* Kalka–Shimla railway
References
External links
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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