Udagamandalam | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Salem India | ||||
Coordinates | 11°24′19″N 76°41′46″E / 11.4053°N 76.6962°E | ||||
Elevation | 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
Line(s) | Nilgiri Mountain Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 [1] | ||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||
Connections | Bus | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||
Parking | Yes | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | UAM | ||||
Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1908 | ||||
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Udagamandalam railway station (also known as Ooty railway station)(station code: UAM [2]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. [2] It is a terminus station in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. [3] The terminus is a part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a World Heritage Site. [4]
The station was opened in year 1908, when Nilgiri Mountain Railway line was extended to Udagamandalam. [3] The railway code for Udagamandalam is UAM. [5] The heritage Nilgiri Mountain railway takes almost two hours of journey to travel down to town of Mettupalayam in Coimbatore at the foothill of Nilgiri mountains. [5]
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways. [6]
Media related to
Udhagamandalam railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Udagamandalam | |||||
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Light rail | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Salem India | ||||
Coordinates | 11°24′19″N 76°41′46″E / 11.4053°N 76.6962°E | ||||
Elevation | 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
Line(s) | Nilgiri Mountain Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 [1] | ||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||
Connections | Bus | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||
Parking | Yes | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | UAM | ||||
Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1908 | ||||
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Udagamandalam railway station (also known as Ooty railway station)(station code: UAM [2]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. [2] It is a terminus station in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. [3] The terminus is a part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a World Heritage Site. [4]
The station was opened in year 1908, when Nilgiri Mountain Railway line was extended to Udagamandalam. [3] The railway code for Udagamandalam is UAM. [5] The heritage Nilgiri Mountain railway takes almost two hours of journey to travel down to town of Mettupalayam in Coimbatore at the foothill of Nilgiri mountains. [5]
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways. [6]
Media related to
Udhagamandalam railway station at Wikimedia Commons