Coonoor | |||||
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train station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | India | ||||
Coordinates | 11°24′19″N 76°41′46″E / 11.4053°N 76.6962°E | ||||
Elevation | 1,719 metres (5,640 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
Line(s) | Nilgiri Mountain Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Connections | Bus | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||
Parking | Yes | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | ONR | ||||
Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1908 | ||||
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Coonoor railway station (station code: ONR[1]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It serves Coonoor, a municipality town and popular hill station in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. The train station is a part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a World Heritage Site. The train station is an important rail hub for trains passing to Udhagamandalam (Ooty).
Projects and development
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[3]
See also
Media related to Coonoor railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nilgiri Mountain Railway
References
- ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.