Hampankatta (also known as Happananakatte/Hampankatte/Hampananakatte/Hampanakatte and pronounced as 'Hampanakatte' in Tulu and

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) is the centre of Mangalore City,

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. Most of the public utilities are located here. Hampanakkatte was named by the British in 1920. Its original name was 'Appanakatte'. The town was named after a person called ''Appanna Poojary'' who constructed a 'well' in the region around 1900.

Mangalore Central

Rail connectivity in Mangalore was established in 1907. Mangalore was also the starting point of India's longest rail route. The city has two railway stations, Mangalore Central (at Hampankatta) and Mangalore Junction (at

Kankanadi Kankanadi or Kankanady is one of the major upscale commercial and residential localities of the city of Mangalore in Karnataka, India. Educational institutions The Father Muller's hospital campus houses the following educational institutions. ...

). A metre gauge railway track, built through the Western Ghats, connects Mangalore with Hassan. The broad gauge track connecting Mangalore to Bangalore via Hassan was opened to freight traffic in May 2006 and passenger traffic in December 2007. Mangalore is also connected to Chennai through the Southern Railway and to

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via the

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Public utilities

*1. Service Bus Stand : This bus stand is located adjacent to Nehru Maidan near StateBank. All private run express & shuttle buses to various places around Mangalore like

Udupi Udupi () also known as 'Odipu' () is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Udupi district, and one of the fastest-growing cities in Karnataka. Udupi is one of the top tourist attractions in Karnataka an ...

Kundapur Kundapra, officially Kundapura, is a town in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. This town was known as Coondapoor when it was part of the erstwhile South Canara district (1862–1947) of the Madras Presidency of British India. Pr ...

, Kollur,

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, Puttur,

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, Moodbidre,

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, etc., start from this bus stand. Some of the KSRTC buses to BC road & Puttur also start from here. *2. City Railway Station: This station is now known as Mangalore Central Station. All trains having Mangalore as starting point start from this station. The trains which just pass through Mangalore will stop at

(now known as Mangalore Junction) only. They do not come to Mangalore Central station. *3.

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: This hall mainly hosts different cultural activities like Tulu dramas,

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dramas,

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s, events of Rotaract club, weight lifting championships, etc. *4. RTO:

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*5. Nehru Maidan: This playground is open for common public. People play all kinds of games. This ground is also used for political rallies, Independence day/Republic day parades, circus, exhibitions, etc. *6. DC & Magistrate Office *7. PWD (

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) *8. Central Market *9. City Central Library: This is located close to St Aloysius college. This library is run by the

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. There are several branches for city central library within Mangalore.

Hospitals

*1. Wenlock Hospital: This is the largest hospital in

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district run by the state government. *2. Lady Goschen Hospital

Gallery

Image:Clock Tower to Nehru Maidan Road in Mangalore - 2.jpg, Road linking the Clock tower circle with Nehru Maidan Image:Clock Tower circle at Hampankatta in Mangalore - 1.jpg, Clock Tower circle junction Image:Appana katte Mangaluru India.jpg, Appana Katte Image:RTO and PWD office at Pandeshwar in Mangalore.jpg, RTO and PWD office Image:Mangalore Town Hall 2012.jpg, Town Hall Image:Near the entrance of Nehru Maidan in Mangalore.jpg, Near the entrance of Nehru Maidan

Educational institutions

*1. Milagres Pre-University College *2.

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*3. Dr.P.Dayananda Pai- P.Satisha Pai Government First Grade College, Carstreet *4. St. Aloysius group of Institutions *5.

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*6. Milagres School

Religious places

*1. Sharavu Mahaganapati Temple *2. Kudroli temple *3. Milagres Church *4. St Aloysius Church *5. Idgha Masjid, built by

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. *6. Noor Masjid

Places for leisure

*1. Tagore Park *2.

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Park *3. Corporation Bank Park near Nehru Maidan *4. Nehru Maidan (for sports) *5. Central Talkies *6. City Central Library, Light House Hill *7. Ideal Ice cream parlour *8. City Centre Mall *9. Cinepolis Multiplex

Geographic location

References

{{Reflist Localities in Mangalore