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]
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]
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[6]