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Ketti | |
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Light rail | |
Location | India |
Coordinates | 11°22′55″N76°44′15″E / 11.3820°N 76.7375°E |
Elevation | 2,103 metres (6,900 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | Southern Railway zone |
Line(s) | Nilgiri Mountain Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
Connections | Bus |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Parking | Yes |
Bicycle facilities | Yes |
Other information | |
Station code | KXT |
Fare zone | Indian Railways |
History | |
Opened | 1908 |
Location | |
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]
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 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 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.
No. | Train No: | Origin | Destination | Train Name |
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1. | 56136/56137 | Mettupalayam | Udhagamandalam | Passenger |
2. | 56140/56141 | Udhagamandalam | Coonoor | Passenger |
3. | 56142/56143 | Udhagamandalam | Coonoor | Passenger |
4. | 56138/56139 | Coonoor | Udhagamandalam | Passenger |
Coonoor is a Taluk and a municipality of the Nilgiris district in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494.
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Lovedale is a little town situated in the Nilgiri Hills in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is one of the highest places above mean sea level in the Nilgiris. Presently this is a place notable for tourism.
The Nilgiri Express is a night express train service operating between Chennai Central and Mettupalayam, Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is operated by Indian Railways.
Yellanahalli is a small town located in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu State, Southern India and is a Revenue Village of Coonoor taluk. It is 10 km beyond Coonoor and 8 km before Ooty on the Coonoor-Ooty NH 67. It houses the Needle Industries India the manufacturers of the internationally branded ‘Pony Needles’. Near Yellanahalli are another two villages called Ketti and Aruvankadu. The Ketti Valley is located to the south-west of Yellanahalli and is also sometimes referred to as the Switzerland of Southern India due to the year-round climatic conditions which do not fall into any extremes, during summer and winter.
Valley View is a tourist spot in Ooty, India. It is located on the Ooty Coonoor road at a distance of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Ooty bus stand and constitutes ward number 5 of the Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency. It has views over the Ketti valley, and is an important tourist centre in Ooty. Ketti valley is sometimes referred to as the Switzerland of Southern India. The valley extends from the Mysore plateau to the Coimbatore plains and is one of the largest valleys in the world.
St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School is a boys' school located in the scenic hill station town Ooty, which is part of The Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu, India. The school was started by Christian missionaries in 1820.
Udagamandalam railway station is a terminus station in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. The terminus is a part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a World Heritage Site.
Coonoor railway station 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). It is administered by the Salem division of the Southern Railway Zone and the station code is: ONR.
Wellington railway station is a railway station serving Wellington town, near Coonoor in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The station is a part of the World Heritage Nilgiri Mountain Railway. The station belongs to the Salem railway division and comes under the Southern Railway. The station code is WEL.
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Achanakal is a Badaga village in the Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Village is located along the Coonoor-Ooty highway in the Ketti valley. The name is believed to be derived from Asinikol meaning Bamboo sticks in Badaga language which formed the place before the village came into existence. Ketti valley is also considered as the 2nd steepest valley in the world. Achanakal is the largest village among the other 13 villages which are located in the valley. The Village is just minutes away from the Ketti railway station and the Lovedale railway station.
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