Mangalore Junction railway station

Mangalore Junction railway station (formerly Kankanadi railway station(station code: MAJN^[5]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[6] It is an important railway station connecting Konkan, Western Ghat (Mangalore Hassan Mysore line) and Malabar railways and is also the gateway to the port city of Mangalore located at Darbar Hill, Padil, Mangalore, 575007. The station is a junction interconnecting Mangalore Central railway station with Kerala in the south, Maharashtra/Goa and Mangalore Sea Port in the north and Bangalore–Chennai in the east. It is the busiest railway junction in the area, as all north- and southbound trains touch Mangalore through this station.

Mangalore Junction Mangaluru Junction
Indian Railways station
Mangalore junction in 2014
General information
Other names	Kudla Junction
Location	Darbar Hill, Padil, Mangalore, 575007, Karnataka India
Coordinates	12.87°N 74.87°E / 12.87; 74.87
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railways
Line(s)	Shoranur–Mangalore section Mangalore Junction-Mangalore Central Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line
Platforms	3
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	At Grade
Parking	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	MAJN[1]
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Thokur Terminus Southern Railway zone Shoranur–Mangalore section Nethravathi towards Shoranur Junction Padil towards Thokur Mangalore Central Terminus Padil towards Mysore Junction Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line
Route map Legend km to Konkan Railway to Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line 4 Padil Bypass Cabin 2 Mangalore Junction 0 Mangalore Central 2 Bunder Goods Shed 3 Nethravathi Netravati River 5 Tokkottu Ullal overpass 7 Ullal Talapady Rivulet Karnataka Kerala Border 17 Manjeshwar Manjeswaram River 24 Uppala Shiriya River Kumbla River 34 Kumbla Mogral River Nellikunnu overpass Thayalangadi overpass 46 Kasaragod Chandragiri River 49 Kalanad Chembirika Tunnel Kalanad River SH 57 55 Kotikulam Bekal River Pallikere overpass SH 57 60 Bekal Fort Chithari River 69 Kanhangad NH 66 Kariangode River Nileshwaram overpass 78 Nileshwar NH 66 Karyangod River 83 Cheruvathur Cheruvathur overpass Padne Road 88 Chandera 92 Thrikaripur Kavvayi River Payyanur overpass 98 Payyanur Perumba River 101 Ezhimala 110 Pazhayangadi Payangadi underpass Kuppam River Thavam overpass 117 Kannapuram Irinave River 123 Pappinisseri Pappinisseri overpass Valapattanam River Valapattanam underpass 125 Valapattanam Alavil-Valapattanam Road 127 Chirakkal Manjapalam underpass 132 Kannur Thavakkara underpass 135 Kannur South Kanaam River 144 Etakkot NH 66 Anjarakandi River 148 Dharmadam Dharmadam overpass Ummanchira River Kuyyali River 152 Thalassery SH 30 Kodiyeri Road 155 Jaganath Temple Gate Kerala Puducherry Mahé River 162 Mahe Puducherry Kerala Chombala overpass 165 Mukkali 169 Nadapuram Road Kainatty overpass NH 66 Thazhe Angadi Road 174 Vatakara Kuttiady River 178 Iringal 184 Payyoli 187 Tikkotti NH 66 191 Vellarakkad 197 Quilandi SH 34 NH 66 202 Chemancheri Vengalam overpass Akalapuzha River 209 Elattur Vengali overpass 216 West Hill 219 Vellayil Vellayil overpass CH overpass Old Railway overpass 221 Kozhikode to Shoranur Junction Sources[2][3][4] This diagram: view talk edit
Location Mangalore Junction Location within Karnataka

It was formerly called Kankanadi railway station when the city railway station was simply called Mangalore railway station. Later both were renamed as Mangalore Junction and Mangalore Central respectively to avoid confusion.

This is the first station in the Southern Railway zone after the Konkan Railway zone which ends at Thokur, the previous station up north. The railways wish to develop Mangalore Junction to a world-class station on the 60 acres of land, owned by the railways, that adjoins the station.^[7]

Service

The railway station has the daily connectivity to important cities of India like – Mumbai, Kochi, New Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram .

Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express connect with Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi along with other trains like Mangala Lakshadweep Express, Kerala Sampark Kranti Express.

Other trains include Tirunelveli–Gandhidham Humsafar Express, Marusagar Express, Kochuveli-Shri Ganganagar Junction Express, Jabalpur-Coimbatore Superfast Express, Kochuveli–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express, Netravati Express, Mangaluru Mumbai CSMT SF Express

Location

The nearest major transport hubs:

• Nearest airport: Mangalore International Airport (11 km)
• Nearest sea port: New Mangalore Port (14 km)
• Nearest bus stations Hampankatta (6 km) and Lalbagh, Mangalore (8 km)
• Nearest bus stops:Naguri (200 mtrs), Padil (500 mtrs), Bajal Cross (100 mtrs)
• Distance from Mangalore Central railway station is 6 km

See also

• Thokur railway station
• Surathkal railway station
• Kochuveli railway station
• Bangalore railway station