Udagamandalam railway station
Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India
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Udagamandalam railway station, also known as Ooty railway station,(station code: UAM[2]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It is a terminus station in Ooty, Tamil Nadu.[3] The terminus is a part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a World Heritage Site.[4]
Udagamandalam Ooty | |||||
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Udagamandalam railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Nilgiri India | ||||
| Coordinates | 11.4053°N 76.6962°E | ||||
| Elevation | 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) | ||||
| System | Light rail | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Line | Nilgiri Mountain Railway | ||||
| Distance | 500 metres | ||||
| Platforms | 2[1] | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Depth | 2000 feet | ||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | UAM | ||||
| Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1908 | ||||
| Previous names | Ooty terminus | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 90000 | 1 crore 2 lakhs | ||||
| 5000 | |||||
| Services | |||||
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History
The station was opened in year 1908, when Nilgiri Mountain Railway line was extended to Udagamandalam.[3] The railway code for Udagamandalam is UAM.[5] 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.[5]
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.[6]
