Mangalore Junction railway station explained

Mangalore Junction
Native Name:
Mangaluru Junction
Type: Indian Railways station
Other Name:Kudla Junction
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Darbar Hill, Padil, Mangalore, 575007, Karnataka
Country:India
Operator:Southern Railways
Line:Shoranur–Mangalore sectionMangalore Junction-Mangalore CentralMangalore–Hassan–Mysore line
Structure:At Grade
Platforms:3
Tracks:7
Parking:Available
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Status:Operational
Map Type:Karnataka
Map Dot Label:Mangalore Junction
Map State:collapsed

Mangalore Junction railway station (formerly Kankanadi railway station(station code: MAJN[1]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It is an important railway station connecting Konkan, Western Ghat (Mangalore Hassan Mysore line) and Malabar railways and is also the gateway to the port city of Mangalore located at Darbar Hill, Padil, Mangalore, 575007. The station is a junction interconnecting Mangalore Central railway station with Kerala in the south, Maharashtra/Goa and Mangalore Sea Port in the north and BangaloreChennai in the east. It is the busiest railway junction in the area, as all north- and southbound trains touch Mangalore through this station.

It was formerly called Kankanadi railway station when the city railway station was simply called Mangalore railway station. Later both were renamed as Mangalore Junction and respectively to avoid confusion.

This is the first station in the Southern Railway zone after the Konkan Railway zone which ends at Thokur, the previous station up north. The railways wish to develop Mangalore Junction to a world-class station on the 60 acres of land, owned by the railways, that adjoins the station.[3]

Service

The railway station has the daily connectivity to important cities of India like – Mumbai, Kochi, New Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram .

Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express connect with Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi along with other trains like Mangala Lakshadweep Express, Kerala Sampark Kranti Express.

Other trains include Tirunelveli–Gandhidham Humsafar Express, Marusagar Express, Kochuveli-Shri Ganganagar Junction Express, Jabalpur-Coimbatore Superfast Express, Kochuveli–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express, Netravati Express, Matsyagandha Express

Location

The nearest major transport hubs:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Code Index . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 25 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 . 7 . 2023–2024.
  2. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 23 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 . 2 . 1 April 2023.
  3. News: Mangalore Junction to be a world class station. 17 September 2014. 14 October 2014. The Hindu.