Kasaragod railway station

Kasaragod Railway Station
Indian Railway Station
Location	Railway Station Road, Kasaragod, Kasaragod, Kerala  India
Coordinates	12°29′24″N 74°59′17″E / 12.49°N 74.988°E / 12.49; 74.988Coordinates: 12°29′24″N 74°59′17″E / 12.49°N 74.988°E / 12.49; 74.988
Line(s)	Shoranur–Mangalore section
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KGQ
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Palakkad

Kasaragod Railway Station (Code:KGQ) is a major railway station serving Kasaragod Town in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur - Mangalore Section of the Southern Railways and is the first major stop for trains departing from Mangalore Central towards Kerala. The station has 3 platforms and three tracks; no trains originate from this station. Fifty-seven trains pass through the station with a majority that serve it.^[1] Trains that serve the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kollam, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, New Delhi, Mangalore, Mysore, Pune, Jaipur, Jammu Tawi and others.^[2]

Railways in Kerala cities
Cities & connected years 1861 - Kozhikode 1898 - Palakkad 1902 - Kochi 1902 - Thrissur 1904 - Kollam 1907 - Kannur 1907 - Kasargod 1918 - Thiruvananthapuram 1958 - Kottayam 1989 - Alappuzha
Railway lines Kundala Valley Railway Kollam–Sengottai branch line Ernakulam-Kayamkulam coastal railway line Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Shoranur–Mangalore section Guruvayur–Thrissur spur line Nilambur–Shoranur railway line

View of the first, second and third platforms in Kasaragod Railway Station. The three tracks are also visible

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