Ketti railway station

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Ketti
Light rail
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Location India
Coordinates 11°22′55″N76°44′15″E / 11.3820°N 76.7375°E / 11.3820; 76.7375
Elevation2,103 metres (6,900 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Platforms1
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Station codeKXT
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened1908;111 years ago (1908)
Location
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Ketti (Tamil Nadu)

Ketti railway station is a railway station of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in Ketti, a hill station town, in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. It is a World Heritage Site and the popular Ooty passenger passes by the station. It is administered by the Salem railway division of the Southern Railway zone. The station code is:KXT. [1]

Nilgiri Mountain Railway Heritage rail line in India

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is a 1,000 mmmetre gauge railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. The railway is operated by the Southern Railway and is the only rack railway in India.

Ketti village in Tamil Nadu, India

Ketti is a small town nestled in a large valley of the same name. It is located in The Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu State, South India and is a Revenue Village of Coonoor Taluk. Upper Ketti is another village called Yellanahalli, which is located on the main Coonoor to Ooty road.

Tamil Nadu State in Southern India

Tamil Nadu is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri Mountains, the Meghamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south. The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka.

Trains

No.Train No:OriginDestinationTrain Name
1.56136/56137 Mettupalayam Udhagamandalam Passenger
2.56140/56141UdhagamandalamCoonoorPassenger
3.56142/56143UdhagamandalamCoonoorPassenger
4.56138/56139CoonoorUdhagamandalamPassenger

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References

  1. "Indiarailinfo - KXT". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2014.