Surathkal railway station

Surathkal ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್
General information
Location	Railway Station Road, Kadambodi, Tel: 0824-2475938, Surathkal, Karnataka India
Coordinates	12.9902°N 74.8054°E / 12.9902; 74.8054
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Konkan Railway
Line(s)	Konkan Railway
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SL
Zone(s)	Konkan Railway
Division(s)	Karwar
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1997 (1997)
Services
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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.

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.