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