Coonoor railway station explained

Coonoor
Type:train station
Style:Indian Railways
Country:India
Map Type:India#India Tamil Nadu
Line:Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Connections:Bus
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Code:ONR
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Southern Railway zone
Zone:Indian Railways

Coonoor railway station (station code: ONR[1]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It serves Coonoor, a municipality town and popular hill station in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. The train station is a part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a World Heritage Site. The train station is an important rail hub for trains passing to Udhagamandalam (Ooty).

Projects and development

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Code Index . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 27 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf . 16 February 2024 . 5 . PDF . 2023–24.
  2. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 27 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 3 . PDF . 1 April 2023.
  3. News: AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS . 8 April 2024 . Press Information Bureau . 10 Feb 2023 . New Delhi.