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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).