Owned by Indian Railways Line(s) Konkan Railway Opened 1997 Owner Indian Railways | Operated by Konkan Railway Status Functioning Phone 099164 69868 Platforms in use 1 | |
Location Railway Station Road, Kadambodi, Tel: 0824-2475938, Surathkal, Karnataka
India Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address Surathkal Railway Station Raod, Hosabettu, Surathkal, Mangaluru, Karnataka 575014 Similar Bhatkal railway station, Udupi railway station, Karwar railway station, Canacona railway station, Mangalore Junction railway st | ||
Matsyagandha express entering surathkal railway station
Surathkal railway station (ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್ in Kannada and सुरतकल in Hindi) is one of the main railway stations near Karwar in south coastal Karnataka. A total of 22 trains halt here; there are no originating or terminating trains at this station.
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Background
The station has only one platform, and a single diesel broadgauge track.
Surathkal is a suburb of Mangalore city located on National Highway 17 (now renumbered as NH-66) in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka state, India on the shore of Arabian Sea. It is a municipality merged with Mangalore City Corporation. It lies between the Gurupura (Phalguni) and Pavanje (Nandini) rivers. It can be considered as the northernmost area of Mangalore City Corporation geographical limits. Surathkal is six kilometres north of New Mangalore seaport.
Location
It is located 22 meters above mean sea level.
The nearest airport, Mangalore's Bajpe Airport/IXE, is 10 kilometres away.