Mangalore Central railway station

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Mangalore Central Mangaluru Central
Indian Railways station
General information
Other names	Kudla Central & Mangalapuram Central
Location	Old Kent Road, Hampankatta, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka India
Coordinates	12°51′48″N 74°50′36″E / 12.8634°N 74.8433°E / 12.8634; 74.8433
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Platforms	5
Tracks	14
Connections	Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MAQ
Zone(s)	SRTooltip Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
History
Opened	1907; 117 years ago (1907)
Electrified	Yes
Services Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Mangalore Junction towards ? Southern Railway zone Shoranur–Mangalore section Terminus Terminus Nethravathi towards ?
Route map Legend km to Konkan Railway to Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line 4 Padil Bypass Cabin 2 Mangalore Junction 0 Mangalore Central 2 Bunder Goods Shed 3 Nethravathi Netravati River 5 Tokkottu Ullal overpass 7 Ullal Talapady Rivulet Karnataka Kerala Border 17 Manjeshwar Manjeswaram River 24 Uppala Shiriya River Kumbla River 34 Kumbla Mogral River Nellikunnu overpass Thayalangadi overpass 46 Kasaragod Chandragiri River 49 Kalanad Chembirika Tunnel Kalanad River SH 57 55 Kotikulam Bekal River Pallikere overpass SH 57 60 Bekal Fort Chithari River 69 Kanhangad NH 66 Kariangode River Nileshwaram overpass 78 Nileshwar NH 66 Karyangod River 83 Cheruvathur Cheruvathur overpass Padne Road 88 Chandera 92 Thrikaripur Kavvayi River Payyanur overpass 98 Payyanur Perumba River 101 Ezhimala 110 Pazhayangadi Payangadi underpass Kuppam River Thavam overpass 117 Kannapuram Irinave River 123 Pappinisseri Pappinisseri overpass Valapattanam River Valapattanam underpass 125 Valapattanam Alavil-Valapattanam Road 127 Chirakkal Manjapalam underpass 132 Kannur Thavakkara underpass 135 Kannur South Kanaam River 144 Etakkot NH 66 Anjarakandi River 148 Dharmadam Dharmadam overpass Ummanchira River Kuyyali River 152 Thalassery SH 30 Kodiyeri Road 155 Jaganath Temple Gate Kerala Puducherry Mahé River 162 Mahe Puducherry Kerala Chombala overpass 165 Mukkali 169 Nadapuram Road Kainatty overpass NH 66 Thazhe Angadi Road 174 Vatakara Kuttiady River 178 Iringal 184 Payyoli 187 Tikkotti NH 66 191 Vellarakkad 197 Quilandi SH 34 NH 66 202 Chemancheri Vengalam overpass Akalapuzha River 209 Elattur Vengali overpass 216 West Hill 219 Vellayil Vellayil overpass CH overpass Old Railway overpass 221 Kozhikode to Shoranur Junction Sources[1][2][3] This diagram: view talk edit
Location Mangalore Central Location within India Show map of India Mangalore Central Mangalore Central (Karnataka) Show map of Karnataka Interactive map

Mangalore Central railway station (officially Mangaluru Central railway station)(station code: MAQ^[4]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[5] It is the main railway terminus in the city of Mangalore which lies in the heart of the city. It is one of the major railway stations in Karnataka state and it is the biggest terminal station under Palakkad railway division. There is also another railway station named Mangalore Junction railway station, previously known as Kankanady railway station. The Mangalore region provides the highest freight revenue to the Palakkad division, which sums up to 90 per cent of the total revenue which the Palakkad division generates. Mangalore Central comes under the Southern Railway and also provides connectivity for Konkan Railway and South Western Railway of the Indian Railways. It is one of the 5 central railway stations of India.