Udagamandalam railway station (also known as Ooty railway station)(station code: UAM) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a terminus station in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. The terminus is a part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a World Heritage Site.
History
The station was opened in year 1908, when Nilgiri Mountain Railway line was extended to Udagamandalam. The railway code for Udagamandalam is UAM. 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.
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.
See also
- Nilgiri Mountain Railway
- Kalka–Shimla railway
References
External links
Media related to Udhagamandalam railway station at Wikimedia Commons
