Coonoor railway station
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Coonoor | |||||
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| train station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | India | ||||
| Coordinates | 11°24′19″N 76°41′46″E / 11.4053°N 76.6962°E | ||||
| Elevation | 1,719 metres (5,640 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Nilgiri Mountain Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | ONR | ||||
| Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1908 | ||||
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Coonoor railway station (station code: ONR[1]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It serves Coonoor, a municipality town and popular hill station in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. The train station is a part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a World Heritage Site. The train station is an important rail hub for trains passing to Udhagamandalam (Ooty).
