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Thalassery railway station

Thalassery railway station (station code: TLY[5]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

Thalassery
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationThalassery, -670 101, Kerala
India
Coordinates11°45′07″N 75°29′38″E / 11.752°N 75.494°E / 11.752; 75.494
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Shoranur–Mangalore section
Platforms2
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus terminal, Taxicab, Prepaid auto
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTLY
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
ClassificationNSG – 3; Class 'A'
History
Opened1901; 123 years ago (1901)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous namesTellicherry
Passengers
2018-1912,171 per day[1]
Rank8 (in Kerala)
4 (in Palakkad division)
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 Bus interchangeParking
Chandragiri River
49
 Kalanad
Chembirika Tunnel
 Kalanad River
SH57-IN jct.svg SH 57
55
 Kotikulam
Bekal River
Pallikere overpass
SH57-IN jct.svg SH 57
60
 Bekal Fort
Chithari River
69
 Kanhangad Parking
NH66-IN.svg NH 66
 Kariangode River
Nileshwaram overpass
78
 Nileshwar Parking
NH66-IN.svg NH 66
 Karyangod River
83
 Cheruvathur Parking
Cheruvathur overpass
Padne Road
88
 Chandera
92
 Thrikaripur
Kavvayi River
Payyanur overpass
98
 Payyanur Bus interchangeParking
Perumba River
101
 Ezhimala
110
 Pazhayangadi Parking
Payangadi underpass
 Kuppam River
Thavam overpass
117
 Kannapuram Bus interchangeParking
Irinave River
123
 Pappinisseri
Pappinisseri overpass
 Valapattanam River
Valapattanam underpass
125
 Valapattanam
Alavil-Valapattanam Road
127
 Chirakkal
Manjapalam underpass
132
 Kannur Bus interchangeParking
Thavakkara underpass
135
 Kannur South
Kanaam River
144
 Etakkot
NH66-IN.svg NH 66
 Anjarakandi River
148
 Dharmadam
Dharmadam overpass
 Ummanchira River
Kuyyali River
152
 Thalassery Bus interchangeParking
SH30-IN jct.svg SH 30
Kodiyeri Road
155
 Jaganath Temple Gate
Kerala
Puducherry
 Mahé River
162
 Mahe Parking
Puducherry
Kerala
Chombala overpass
165
 Mukkali
169
 Nadapuram Road
Kainatty overpass
NH66-IN.svg NH 66
Thazhe Angadi Road
174
 Vatakara Parking
Kuttiady River
178
 Iringal
184
 Payyoli Bus interchangeParking
187
 Tikkotti
NH66-IN.svg NH 66
191
 Vellarakkad
197
 Quilandi Parking
SH34-IN jct.svg SH 34
NH66-IN.svg 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 Bus interchangeParking
to Shoranur Junction
Sources[2][3][4]
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Location
Thalassery is located in India
Thalassery
Thalassery
Location within India
Thalassery is located in Kerala
Thalassery
Thalassery
Thalassery (Kerala)

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.[citation needed] 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

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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

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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

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  • Jan Shatabdi Express
  • Mangala Lakshadweep Superfast Express
  • Netravati Express
  • Parasuram Express
  • Ernakulam Intercity Express
  • Coimbatore Intercity Superfast Express
  • Ernad Express
  • Malabar Express
  • Maveli Express
  • Navyug Express
  • Vivek Express
  • Poorna Express
  • Chennai Superfast Mail
  • West Coast Superfast Express
  • Chennai Superfast Express
  • Alleppey Executive Express
  • Mangalore–Trivandrum Express
  • Yeswantpur Express via Salem
  • Mangalore–Kacheguda Express
  • Okha–Ernakulam Express
  • Gandhidam–Nagercoil Express
  • Veraval–Trivandrum Express
  • Bhavnagar–Kochuveli Express
  • LTT–Kochuveli Superfast Express

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ^ Google Maps
  3. ^ National Train Enquiry System
  4. ^ 56324 MAQ–CBE Fast Passenger
  5. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ^ "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. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Rail Connectivity to Thalassery".
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