Udhagamandalam railway station explained

Udagamandalam
Type:Light rail
Style:Indian Railways
Borough:Salem
Country:India
Map Type:India#India Tamil Nadu
Line:Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Connections:Bus
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2[1]
Tracks:3
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:yes
Code:UAM
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Southern Railway zone
Zone:Indian Railways

Udagamandalam railway station (also known as Ooty railway station)(station code: UAM[2]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a terminus station in Ooty, Tamil Nadu.[3] The terminus is a part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a World Heritage Site.[4]

History

The station was opened in year 1908, when Nilgiri Mountain Railway line was extended to Udagamandalam.[3] The railway code for Udagamandalam is UAM.[5] The heritage Nilgiri Mountain railway takes almost two hours of journey to travel down to town of Mettupalayam in Coimbatore at the foothill of Nilgiri mountains.[5]

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.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiarailinfo - UAM . Indiarailinfo . 7 September 2014.
  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: Ooty celebrates Mountain Railway Day. Special. Correspondent. https://web.archive.org/web/20080128194629/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/16/stories/2006101600810200.htm. dead. 28 January 2008. The Hindu. 16 October 2006. 3 March 2012.
  4. News: Celebrations to mark centenary of Nilgiri Mountain Railway. S.. Vydhianathan. https://web.archive.org/web/20081015222948/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/12/stories/2008101254511100.htm. dead. 15 October 2008. The Hindu. 12 October 2008. 3 March 2012.
  5. http://indiarailinfo.com/train/5394 Nilgiri Mountain Railway time table
  6. News: AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS . 6 April 2024 . Press Information Bureau . 10 Feb 2023 . New Delhi.