Konanur railway station

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Konanur


Konanuru
Indian Railways station
Konanur railway station
General information
LocationMysore District, Karnataka
 India
Coordinates12°00′52″N 76°50′02″E / 12.014434°N 76.833956°E / 12.014434; 76.833956
Elevation760m
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKRNU
Zone(s) South Western Railway
Division(s) Mysore
History
Opened2008
ElectrifiedYes

Konanur is a railway station on Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line. The station is located in Mysore district, Karnataka state, India.

Location[edit]

Konanur railway station is located near Heggavadi Gate village in Mysore district.

History[edit]

The project cost 313 crore (US$39 million). The gauge conversion work of the 61 kilometres (38 mi) stretch was completed.[1] There are six trains running forward and backward in this route. Five of them are slow moving passenger trains.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nanjangud-Chamarajanagar rail line inaugurated". The Hindu. Chamarajanagar. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Work on new railway line will begin this month". The Times of India. Mysore. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.