Thokur railway station

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Thokur
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways station
General information
Coordinates 12°57′48″N74°49′38″E / 12.9633544°N 74.8272132°E / 12.9633544; 74.8272132
Owned by Konkan Railway
Line(s) Konkan Railway
Construction
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Other information
StatusActive
Station codeTOK
Zone(s) Konkan Railways
Division(s) Karwar
Fare zoneKAWR
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Surathkal
towards Roha
Konkan Railway Terminus
Terminus Southern Railway zone Mangalore Junction
towards ?
Location
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Thokur
Location within India
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Thokur
Thokur (Karnataka)

Thokur railway station is the last station under the jurisdiction of Konkan Railway towards Mangalore. [1] It serves the village of Thokur, near Pejavara in the Mangalore district of Karnataka, India. It falls under the Karwar railway region of the Konkan Railway. It is south of Surathkal railway station and north of Jokatte railway station.

It is located at 7 m above sea level and has one platform. As of 2016, a single broad-gauge railway line exists at this station.

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References

  1. Sastry, Anil Kumar (1 July 2013). "Include Mangalore region in Konkan Railway". The Hindu . Bangalore. Retrieved 23 February 2014.