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

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