Thalassery railway station

Thalassery railway station (station code: TLY^[5]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[6] It is a railway station serving the City of Thalassery in Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railways. It is the third largest station in Kerala in terms of number of passengers under Palakkad division.^[7] The station has two platforms and three tracks. Though no trains originate from this station, trains halting at the station connect the city to prominent cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, Quilon, New Delhi, Mangalore, Pune, Jaipur, Jammu Tawi, Okha and so forth.^[8]

Thalassery
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Thalassery, -670 101, Kerala India
Coordinates	11.752°N 75.494°E / 11.752; 75.494
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Shoranur–Mangalore section
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus terminal, Taxicab, Prepaid auto
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	TLY
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
Classification	NSG – 3; Class 'A'
History
Opened	1901; 123 years ago (1901)
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous names	Tellicherry
Passengers
2018-19	12,171 per day[1]
Rank	8 (in Kerala) 4 (in Palakkad division)
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[2][3][4] This diagram: view talk edit
Location Thalassery Location within India Show map of India Thalassery Thalassery (Kerala) Show map of Kerala

The old platform ticket counter is closed after the renovation of Thalassery railway station. The new ticket counter is located at Platform No. 02. The road which connects Thalassery railway station is known as Goodshed Road which is now often referred as new railway station road.^{[citation needed]} Thalassery railway station once had goods transportation facility. which is now discontinued and moved to Edakkad railway station.

No direct line connects Thalassery to Mysore, although a feasibility study for such a route was funded in 2013.

TLY railway station is a Class 'A' railway station. Almost all major trains connecting the other parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and North India halt here.

Thalassery (Station Code: TLY) and Jagannath Temple Gate (Station Code: JGE) are two different stations which serve Tellicherry city.

Infrastructure

Thalassery railway station has two platforms, namely Platform No.1 and 2 with two entrances. There are two ticket counters. The railway station has lift as well as escalator facilities to cross platform. The station is also equipped with free wireless internet access facility, and prepaid auto stand.

Location

Thalassery Railway station is located just 700 m from Thalassery New Bus Stand in Narangapuram.

Kannur International Airport is just 24 km from the railway station which will be the airport station.

Important trains

• Jan Shatabdi Express
• Mangala Lakshadweep Superfast Express
• Netravati Express
• Parasuram Express
• Ernakulam Intercity Express
• Coimbatore Intercity Superfast Express
• Ernad Express
• Malabar Express
• Maveli Express
• Navyug Express
• Vivek Express
• Poorna Express
• Chennai Superfast Mail
• West Coast Superfast Express
• Chennai Superfast Express
• Alleppey Executive Express
• Mangalore–Trivandrum Express
• Yeswantpur Express via Salem
• Mangalore–Kacheguda Express
• Okha–Ernakulam Express
• Gandhidam–Nagercoil Express
• Veraval–Trivandrum Express
• Bhavnagar–Kochuveli Express
• LTT–Kochuveli Superfast Express

See also

• Thalassery
• Malabar Coast
• North Malabar
• Jaganath Temple Gate railway station
• Dharmadam railway station
• Palakkad railway division

References

1. "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
2. Google Maps
3. National Train Enquiry System
4. 56324 MAQ–CBE Fast Passenger
5. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
6. "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. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
7. "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
8. "Rail Connectivity to Thalassery".

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