Shoranur–Mangalore section

Shoranur–Mangalore section
A view of Kannur Railway Station.
Overview
Type	Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod and Dakshina Kannada
Termini	Shoranur Junction Mangalore Central
Stations	40+
Website	http://southernrailway.gov.in/sr/indexhome.jsp
Operation
Opened	1907
Owner	Government of India
Operator(s)	Palakkad Railway Division of Southern Railway zone
Technical
Line length	307 km (190.76 mi)
Track length	307 km (190.76 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Shoranur–Mangalore section

To Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Shoranur Junction To Jolarpettai–Shoranur line To Nilambur–Shoranur railway line Pattambi Kuttippuram Tirur Tanur Parappanangadi Feroke Kallayi Kozhikode Koyilandy Payyoli Vatakara Nadapuram Road Mukkali Mahe Thalassery Dharmadam Muzhappilangad Edakkad Kannur South Kannur Valapattanam Pappinisseri Kannapuram Pazhayangadi Ezhimala Payyanur Trikarpur Cheruvathur Nileshwaram Kanhangad Bekal Fort Kottikkulam Kalanad Kasaragod Kumbla Uppala Manjeshwaram Ullal Thokottu Mangalore Central Mangalore Junction To Mangalore-Bangalore Branch Line To Konkan Railway Line

The Shoranur–Mangalore section is a railway segment of IR functioning under Palakkad Division of Southern Railway Zone. This is a broad gauge line which begins at the Shornur Junction railway station in Kerala and ends at the Mangalore Central railway station in Karnataka. This line passes through major towns including Tirur, Kozhikode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyannur, Nileshwaram, Kanhangad and Kasaragod.

This line covers entire Districts of Malabar region in Kerala and terminate at Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka after crossing the Nethravathi River.

The Shoranur–Mangalore section is a strategic route and the lifeline of Malabar's economy that inter connects the important cities of this regions and also serves as threshold to Tulu Nadu, Konkan and Mumbai from Kerala.