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	Udagamandalam Location within India Udagamandalam Udagamandalam (Tamil Nadu)

Udagamandalam
Udagamandalam
Light rail
General information
Location	Salem; India
Coordinates	11°24′19″N 76°41′46″E / 11.4053°N 76.6962°E
Elevation	2,200 metres (7,200 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	UAM
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1908; 117 years ago
Location
Location
	Udagamandalam Location within India Udagamandalam Udagamandalam (Tamil Nadu)

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]

References

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