Kannapuram railway station
Kannapuram | |||||
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| Regional rail and Light rail station | |||||
.jpg) Kannapuram railway station entrance | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kannapuram, Kannur, Kerala, 670301 India | ||||
| Coordinates | 11°35′38″N 75°11′06″E / 11.594°N 75.1849°E | ||||
| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | 2 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Connections | Shoranur–Mangalore section | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | KPQ | ||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Palakkad | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1907 | ||||
| Electrified | Double Electrified BG | ||||
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Kannapuram railway station (station code: KPQ) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is situated in Kannapuram village of the Kannur district.
Line and location
It is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) away from Kannur railway station and lies in the Shoranur – Mangalore section of the Southern Railways. It is well connected to Kannur, Pazhayangadi, Madakkara, Pappinisseri, Payyannur and Taliparamba by road.
Notable places nearby
- Parassini Muthappan Temple
- Vismaya Amusement Park
- Annapurneshwari Temple, Cherukunnu
- Government College of Engineering, Kannur
- National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur
- Vellikeel Eco Park
- Kannur University-Mangattuparamba Campus
- Parassinikkadavu Snake Park
- Kerala Armed Police IV Battalion
- Indian Coast Guard Academy
References
- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.