| 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 / 11.4053; 76.6962 | ||||
| Elevation | 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Nilgiri Mountain Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| 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; 117 years ago (1908) | ||||
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Udagamandalam railway station (also known as Ooty railway station)(station code: UAM) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a terminus station in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. The terminus is a part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a World Heritage Site.
History
The station was opened in year 1908, when Nilgiri Mountain Railway line was extended to Udagamandalam. The railway code for Udagamandalam is UAM. 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.
Projects and development
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.
See also
References
- "Indiarailinfo - UAM". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "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. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Correspondent, Special (16 October 2006). "Ooty celebrates Mountain Railway Day". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 January 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - Vydhianathan, S. (12 October 2008). "Celebrations to mark centenary of Nilgiri Mountain Railway". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Nilgiri Mountain Railway time table
- "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
External links
Media related to Udhagamandalam railway station at Wikimedia Commons
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