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]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Indiarailinfo - UAM". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ a b 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)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Nilgiri Mountain Railway time table
  6. ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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