Kuttippuram railway station (station code: KTU[1]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a railway station in the Malappuram district, Kerala.
Kuttippuram Railway Station KUTTIPURAM | |||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||
 Kuttippuram railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kuttippuram, Malappuram district, Kerala India | ||||
| Coordinates | 10°50′44″N 76°02′01″E / 10.8456019°N 76.0337296°E | ||||
| Elevation | 13 m | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Shoranur–Mangalore section | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Connections | Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At–grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible |  | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | KTU | ||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Palakkad | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1888 | ||||
| Closed | 2022 | ||||
| Rebuilt | YES, 9 MONTHS BEFORE | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Previous names | MALAPPURAM | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 29,000 | |||||
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History
editTirur railway station, which is one of the nearest stations to Kuttippuram. is the oldest railway station in the Indian state of Kerala.[2] The railway line from Tirur to Beypore is the oldest railway line in the state which also consists of other railway stations at Tanur, Parappanangadi, and Vallikkunnu.[2] The Tirur–Beypore railway line started functioning on March 12, 1861.[3] In the same year, a railway line from Tirur to Kuttippuram was laid via Tirunavaya and it started function on May 1, 1861.[2] Kuttippuram railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in the state.[2] Later in 1862, the railway line was expanded from Kuttippuram to Pattambi, and later it was again expanded from Pattambi to Podanur in the same year.[2] Later the Chennai–Mangalore railway line was formed as an extension of the Beypore–Podanur line formed in the years 1861–1862.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "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. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "ആ ചൂളംവിളി പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും..." Mathrubhumi. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (29 December 2012). "'Lifeline' of Malabar turns 125". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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