Shoranur Junction railway station

Shoranur Junction
Indian Railways station
Shoranur Junction
General information
Location	Shoranur, Kerala India
Coordinates	10°45′32″N 76°16′16″E / 10.759°N 76.271°E / 10.759; 76.271
Elevation	9821 METER
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Nilambur–Shoranur railway line Shoranur–Mangalore section Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
Platforms	7
Tracks	14
Connections	Taxi Stand, Auto Service, Shoranur Bus Stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SRR
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad[1]
Classification	NSG – 3; Class 'A'
History
Opened	April 14, 1862; 162 years ago (1862-04-14)
Closed	2022 September 2
Rebuilt	Undergoing (expected completed within 2024 August 31)
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2018-19	11,132 per day[2]
Rank	5 (in Palakkad division)
Route map Shoranur–Ernakulam line Legend km Nilambur–Shoranur line to Nilambur Road Shoranur–Mangalore section to Kozhikode 0 Shoranur Junction SH 22 Jolarpettai–Shoranur line to Palakkad Junction 1 Bharathapuzha Halt Bharathappuzha River ↑ PGTTooltip Palakkad railway division limits ↓ TVCTooltip Thiruvananthapuram railway division limits SH 22 4 Vallathol Nagar Thazhepra overpass 8 Mullurkara SH 22 Aloor River SH 22 17 Wadakkanchery SH 76 Athani overpass Velappaya overpass 24 Mulankunnathukavu Pamboor overpass Thanikkudam River to Guruvayur SH 69 31 Punkunnam Kottapuram overpass Azhekoddan Road 33 Thrissur SH 22 Kappela overpass 40 Ollur Ollur overpass Manali River 47 Pudukad Karuvannur River 50 Nellayi Muriyad–Moorkanal canal SH 61 57 Irinjalakuda SH 51 Ashtamichira Road 63 Chalakudi Chalakudy River 65 Divine Nagar Muringoor overpass Koratty overpass 69 Koratty Pongam overpass 74 Karukutty Elavoor Road Manjally Thodu 78 Angamaly NH 544 Old Airport Road Airport Road 84 Chovvara Thuruth Bridge Periyar SH 16 88 Aluva Masjid Road 94 Kalamassery Old Kalamassery overpass NH 544 South Kalamassery overpass Edapally River NH 66 98 Edappally to Valarpadam Terminal Chittoor Road 104 Ernakulam Town North Railway overpass Pullepady overpass to Kottayam A L Jacob overpass 106 Ernakulam C Cabin 107 Ernakulam Junction SH 15 to Cochin Harbour Terminus to Alappuzha km This diagram: view talk edit
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Shoranur Junction (station code: SRR^[3]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[4] It is the railway station located at Shoranur, Palakkad District, Kerala. It comes under the Palakkad Railway Division of the Southern Railway. It is the largest railway station in the state of Kerala in terms of area. It is an important junction because it is the point at which the line from Chennai via Jolarpettai, Erode and Palakkad meets the coastal line from Mangalore to Kanyakumari. Further, Shoranur junction is the node from which a separate Branch line goes to the town of Nilambur, about 66 km to the north. The Nilambur–Shoranur line, which connects two tiny hill-towns, is one of the most picturesque in India.