Kannapuram railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kannapuram
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| type = Regional rail and Light rail station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =Kannapuram Railway Station (4600567373).jpg
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| image_caption = Kannapuram railway station entrance
| address = Kannapuram, Kannur, Kerala, 670301
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.594|N|75.1849|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Kerala
| elevation = {{convert|10|m}}
| line = 2
| other = Shoranur–Mangalore section
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 2
| tracks = 3
| parking = Yes
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| opened = {{start date and age|1907}}
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| electrified = Double Electrified BG
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KPQ
| zone = Southern Railway zone
| division = {{rwd|Palakkad}}}}
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator = Southern Railway zone
| status = Functioning
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Kannapuram railway station (station code: KPQ) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=2 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=6 |date=1 April 2023}} It is situated in Kannapuram village of the Kannur district.
Line and location
It is {{convert|14|km}} away from Kannur railway station and lies in the Shoranur – Mangalore section of the Southern Railways. It is well connected to Kannur, Pazhayangadi, Madakkara, Pappinisseri, Payyannur and Taliparamba by road.
Notable places nearby
- Parassini Muthappan Temple
- Vismaya Amusement Park
- Annapurneshwari Temple, Cherukunnu
- Government College of Engineering, Kannur
- National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur
- Vellikeel Eco Park
- Kannur University-Mangattuparamba Campus
- Parassinikkadavu Snake Park
- Kerala Armed Police IV Battalion
- Indian Coast Guard Academy
References
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{{Railway stations in Kerala}}
Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1907
Category:Railway stations in Kannur district
Category:Palakkad railway division
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