Mangalore Junction railway station

Mangalore Junction


Mangaluru Junction
Indian Railways station
Mangalore junction in 2014
General information
Other namesKudla Junction
LocationDarbar Hill, Padil, Mangalore, 575007, Karnataka
India
Coordinates12°52′N 74°52′E / 12.87°N 74.87°E / 12.87; 74.87
Elevation24 m (79 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railways
Line(s)Shoranur–Mangalore section

Mangalore Junction-Mangalore Central

Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line
Platforms3
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeAt Grade
ParkingAvailable
Accessible
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeMAJN
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Thokur
towards ?
Southern Railway zone Nethravathi
towards ?
Padil
towards ?
Mangalore Central
towards ?
Location
Mangalore Junction
Location within Karnataka

Mangalore Junction railway station (formerly Kankanadi railway station(station code: MAJN) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. 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 BangaloreChennai in the east. It is the busiest railway junction in the area, as all north- and southbound trains touch Mangalore through this station.

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.