Kuttippuram railway station (Code: KTU) is a railway station in the Malappuram district, Kerala and falls under the Palakkad railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways.[1]

Kuttippuram Railway Station
Indian Railways station
Kuttippuram railway station
General information
Location	Kuttippuram, Malappuram district, Kerala  India
Coordinates	10.8456019°N 76.0337296°E / 10.8456019; 76.0337296
Elevation	13 m
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Shoranur–Mangalore section
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KTU
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1888; 134 years ago (1888)
Electrified	Yes
Location
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History

Tirur railway station, which is the one of the nearest stations to Kuttippuram is the oldest railway station in the Indian state of Kerala.[2] The railway line from Tirur to Beypore is the oldest railway line in the state which also consists of other railway stations at Tanur, Parappanangadi, and Vallikkunnu.[2] The Tirur–Beypore railway line started functioning on March 12, 1861.[3] In the same year, a railway line from Tirur to Kuttippuram was laid via Tirunavaya and it started function on May 1, 1861.[2] Kuttippuram railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in the state.[2] Later in 1862, the railway line was expanded from Kuttippuram to Pattambi, and later it was again expanded from Pattambi to Podanur in the same year.[2] Later the Chennai–Mangalore railway line was formed as an extension of the Beypore–Podanur line formed in the years 1861–1862.[2]

See also

• Kuttippuram
• Kuttippuram bridge
• Bharathappuzha

References

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