| 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 / 10.8456019; 76.0337296 | ||||
| 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; 137 years ago (1888) | ||||
| Closed | 2022 | ||||
| Rebuilt | YES, 9 MONTHS BEFORE | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Previous names | MALAPPURAM | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 29,000 | |||||
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Kuttippuram railway station (station code: KTU) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station in the Malappuram district, Kerala.
History
Tirur railway station, which is one of the nearest stations to Kuttippuram. is the oldest railway station in the Indian state of Kerala. 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. The Tirur–Beypore railway line started functioning on March 12, 1861. In the same year, a railway line from Tirur to Kuttippuram was laid via Tirunavaya and it started function on May 1, 1861. Kuttippuram railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in the state. 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. Later the Chennai–Mangalore railway line was formed as an extension of the Beypore–Podanur line formed in the years 1861–1862.
See also
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. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "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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