Payyanur railway station

Payyanur railway station (Code: PAY) is a railway station serving the town of Payyanur in the Kannur district of Kerala. This is a class A railway station.

Payyanur
Express train and Passenger train station
Location	Payyanur, Kannur, Kerala India
Coordinates	12.091°N 75.1951°E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PAY
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
Route map km 2 0 Bunder goods shed 0 0 Mangalore Central to Madgaon Junction (KR) to Hassan Junction 0 5 Mangalore Junction 3 Nethravathi Netravati River 5 Tokkottu 7 Ullal Karnataka Kerala 17 Manjeshwar 24 Uppala Shiriya River 34 Kumbala Mogral River 46 Kasaragod Chandragiri River 49 Kalanad Kalanad River 55 Kotikulam 60 Bekal Fort Chithari River 69 Kanhangad 78 Nileshwar 83 Charvattur 88 Chandera 92 Thrikaripur 98 Payyanur Perumba River 101 Ezhimala 110 Payangadi Kuppam River 117 Kannapuram 123 Pappinisseri Valapattanam River 125 Valapattanam 127 Chirakkal 132 Kannur 135 Kannur South 144 Edakkad Anjarakandy River 148 Dharmadam 152 Thalassery 155 Jaganath Temple Gate Mahé River 162 Mahe 165 Mukkali 169 Nadapuram Road 174 Vadakara Kuttiady River 178 Iringal 184 Payyoli 187 Tikkotti 191 Vellarakkad 197 Koyilandy 202 Chemancheri Akalapuzha River 209 Elathur 216 West Hill 219 Vellayil 221 Kozhikode to Shoranur Junction
Location
Payyanur Location within India Payyanur Payyanur (Kerala)

Line

It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railways. The station has three platforms and four tracks.

Services

No trains originate from the station. Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Trivandrum Central, Ernakulam Junction, Mumbai, Chennai Central, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Coimbatore Junction, Kollam, Mangalore, Mysore, Pune, Pondicherry, New Delhi and so forth.

Former Kerala Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan waiting for a train at Payyanur station

Importance

The Indian Naval Academy is located approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) from the railway station. CRPF's Recruit Training Centre-3 in Peringome is located approximately 22 km (14 mi) from the railway station.

References

External links

• Payyanur railway station at the India Rail Info