Mangaluru Central railway station, formerly Mangalore Central railway station (Station code: MAQ) is the main railway terminus in the city of Mangalore. It is one of the major railway stations in Karnataka state and it is the biggest terminal station under Palakkad railway division. There is also another railway station named Mangalore Junction railway station, previously known as Kankanady railway station. The Mangalore region provides the highest freight revenue to the Palakkad division, which sums up to 90 percent of the total revenue which the Palakkad division generates. Mangalore Central comes under the Southern Railway and also provides connectivity for Konkan Railway and South Western Railway of the Indian Railways. It is one of the 5 central railway stations of India.
Mangalore Central railway station is located at Old Kent road, Hampankatta. The other major railway station in the city, Mangalore Junction located at Darbar Hill, Padil, Mangalore 575007.[1]
Background
Rail connectivity in Mangalore was established in 1907. A metre-gauge railway track, built through the Western Ghats, connected Mangalore with Hassan. The metre-gauge track was converted to a broad-gauge track connecting Mangalore to Bangalore via Hassan. The re-gauged track was opened to freight traffic in May 2006[2] and passenger traffic in December 2007.[3] The track network in the Mangalore area is based on a triangular pattern, with Mangalore Central, Mangalore Junction and the Netravati River railway bridge at the vertices of the triangle.
Historic plaque at Mangalore Railway Station, showing the distance to Madras, now Chennai.
A railway siding leads from Mangalore Central to the historic old Railway Goods-Shed in the old Port, Bunder area of Mangalore city. For a year 1929–1930 the longest running train in undivided India originated from Mangalore Central. This was the Grand Trunk Express from Mangalore to Peshawar. The train covered the distance from Mangalore to Peshawar on the Khyber Pass in 104 hours. After 1930 the route of the Grand Trunk Express was curtailed and the train originated from Mettupalayam, Coimbatore.[4]
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External links
Mangalore Central railway station at the India Rail Info
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The lead section of this article may need to be rewritten The reason given is Not clear what the sentences mean and not cited in main body Use the lead layout guide to ensure the section follows Wikipedia s norms and is inclusive of all essential details October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mangaluru Central railway station formerly Mangalore Central railway station Station code MAQ is the main railway terminus in the city of Mangalore It is one of the major railway stations in Karnataka state and it is the biggest terminal station under Palakkad railway division There is also another railway station named Mangalore Junction railway station previously known as Kankanady railway station The Mangalore region provides the highest freight revenue to the Palakkad division which sums up to 90 percent of the total revenue which the Palakkad division generates Mangalore Central comes under the Southern Railway and also provides connectivity for Konkan Railway and South Western Railway of the Indian Railways It is one of the 5 central railway stations of India Mangaluru CentralMangalore CentralIndian Railways stationGeneral informationOther namesKudla CentralLocationOld Kent Road Hampankatta Mangaluru Dakshina Kannada KarnatakaIndiaCoordinates12 51 48 N 74 50 36 E 12 8634 N 74 8433 E 12 8634 74 8433Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zonePlatforms5 3 2 under construction Tracks14ConnectionsBus stand Taxicab stand Auto rickshaw standConstructionStructure typeStandard on ground station Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeMAQZone s SRDivision s PalakkadHistoryOpened1907 116 years ago 1907 ElectrifiedYesServicesPreceding station Indian Railways Following stationMangalore Junctiontowards Southern Railway zoneShoranur Mangalore section TerminusTerminus Nethravathitowards Route mapLegendkmto Konkan Railwayto Mangalore Hassan Mysore line4 Padil Bypass Cabin2 Mangalore Junction0 Mangalore Central2 Bunder Goods Shed3 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30Kodiyeri Road155 Jagannath Temple GateKeralaPuducherryMahe River162 MahePuducherryKeralaChombala overpass165 Mukkali169 Nadapuram RoadKainatty overpassNH 66Thazhe Angadi Road174 VadakaraKuttiady River178 Iringal184 Payyoli187 TikkottiNH 66191 Vellarakkad197 QuilandiSH 34NH 66202 ChemancheriVengalam overpassAkalapuzha River209 ElatturVengali overpass216 West Hill219 VellayilVellayil overpassCH overpassOld Railway overpass221 Kozhikodeto Shoranur JunctionkmThis diagram viewtalkeditLocationMangaluru CentralLocation within IndiaShow map of IndiaMangaluru CentralMangaluru Central Karnataka Show map of KarnatakaInteractive map Contents 1 Location 2 Background 3 Services 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLocation EditMangalore Central railway station is located at Old Kent road Hampankatta The other major railway station in the city Mangalore Junction located at Darbar Hill Padil Mangalore 575007 1 Background EditRail connectivity in Mangalore was established in 1907 A metre gauge railway track built through the Western Ghats connected Mangalore with Hassan The metre gauge track was converted to a broad gauge track connecting Mangalore to Bangalore via Hassan The re gauged track was opened to freight traffic in May 2006 2 and passenger traffic in December 2007 3 The track network in the Mangalore area is based on a triangular pattern with Mangalore Central Mangalore Junction and the Netravati River railway bridge at the vertices of the triangle Historic plaque at Mangalore Railway Station showing the distance to Madras now Chennai A railway siding leads from Mangalore Central to the historic old Railway Goods Shed in the old Port Bunder area of Mangalore city For a year 1929 1930 the longest running train in undivided India originated from Mangalore Central This was the Grand Trunk Express from Mangalore to Peshawar The train covered the distance from Mangalore to Peshawar on the Khyber Pass in 104 hours After 1930 the route of the Grand Trunk Express was curtailed and the train originated from Mettupalayam Coimbatore 4 Services EditTrains from here connect the city to prominent state capitals of India like Chennai Bangalore Hyderabad Thiruvananthapuram via Southern Railway Mumbai Thane Delhi Ajmer Ahmedabad via Konkan Railways and so forth It is also well connected with Mysore Ratnagiri Maharashtra Madgoan Goa Byndur Mookambika road Udupi Kannur Ernakulam and Coimbatore Tamil Nadu railway stations 5 6 See also EditSurathkal railway station Thokur railway station Mangalore MailReferences Edit Name changed The Hindu 8 November 2007 Retrieved 5 July 2008 Mangalore Hassan rail line open for freight traffic The Hindu Business Line 6 May 2006 Retrieved 13 October 2006 Bangalore Mangalore train service from December 8 The Hindu 24 November 2007 Archived from the original on 10 January 2009 Retrieved 2 October 2008 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link By Archived from the original on 5 April 2018 Retrieved 14 October 2014 The Beginning Konkan Railway Corporation Limited Archived from the original on 27 January 2013 Retrieved 16 April 2008 Southern Railway to operate special trains The Hindu 23 August 2011 Retrieved 15 December 2011 External links EditMangalore Central railway station at the India Rail Info Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mangalore Central railway station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mangalore Central railway station amp oldid 1111359409, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
