Thalassery railway station explained

Thalassery
Style:Indian Railways
Type: Indian Railways station
Address:Thalassery, -670 101, Kerala
Country:India
Map Type:India#India Kerala
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Southern Railway zone
Line:Shoranur–Mangalore section
Platform:2
Tracks:3
Other:Bus terminal, Taxicab, Prepaid auto
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Parking:Yes
Status:Functioning
Classification:NSG – 3; Class 'A'
Electrified:25 kV AC 50 Hz
Former:Tellicherry
Passengers:12,171 per day[1]
Pass Year:2018-19
Pass Rank:8 (in Kerala)
4 (in Palakkad division)

Thalassery railway station (station code: TLY[2]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.[3] It is a railway station serving the City of Thalassery in Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railways. It is the third largest station in Kerala in terms of number of passengers under Palakkad division.[4] The station has two platforms and three tracks. Though no trains originate from this station, trains halting at the station connect the city to prominent cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, Quilon, New Delhi, Mangalore, Pune, Jaipur, Jammu Tawi, Okha and so forth.[5]

The old platform ticket counter is closed after the renovation of Thalassery railway station. The new ticket counter is located at Platform No. 02. The road which connects Thalassery railway station is known as Goodshed Road which is now often referred as new railway station road.Thalassery railway station once had goods transportation facility. which is now discontinued and moved to Edakkad railway station.

No direct line connects Thalassery to Mysore, although a feasibility study for such a route was funded in 2013.

TLY railway station is a Class 'A' railway station. Almost all major trains connecting the other parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and North India halt here.

Thalassery (Station Code: TLY) and Jagannath Temple Gate (Station Code: JGE) are two different stations which serve Tellicherry city.

Infrastructure

Thalassery railway station has two platforms, namely Platform No.1 and 2 with two entrances. There are two ticket counters. The railway station has lift as well as escalator facilities to cross platform. The station is also equipped with free wireless internet access facility, and prepaid auto stand.

Location

Thalassery Railway station is located just 700 m from Thalassery New Bus Stand in Narangapuram.

Kannur International Airport is just 24 km from the railway station which will be the airport station.

Important trains

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division). Southern Railway. 2019-06-14.
  2. 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 . 8 . 2023–24.
  3. 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.
  4. News: Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division). Southern Railway. 2019-06-14.
  5. News: Rail Connectivity to Thalassery.