Shoranur–Mangalore section
The Shoranur–Mangaluru section is a railway segment of IR functioning under Palakkad Division of Southern Railway Zone. This is a broad gauge electrified line which begins at the Shornur Junction railway station in Kerala and ends at the Mangaluru Central railway station in Karnataka. This line passes through major towns including Tirur, Kozhikode, Vatakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyannur, Nileshwaram, Kanhangad and Kasaragod.
This line covers entire Districts of Malabar region in Kerala and terminate at Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka after crossing the Nethravathi River.
The Shoranur–Mangaluru section is a strategic route and the lifeline of Malabar's economy that inter connects the important cities of this regions and also serves as threshold to Tulu Nadu, Konkan and Mumbai from Kerala.
