Second World War Memorial Pillar, Coonoor

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Second World War Memorial Pillar is situated in Wellington at a distance of 3 km from Coonoor. Edit

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Second World War Memorial Pillar Situated within the premises of the cantonment of Wellington, the Second World War Memorial Pillar was built to commemorate the soldiers who lost their lives in the Second World War. The cantonment is still in use by the Indian Army as home to the Madras Regiment and it also houses the Indian Defense Services Staff College, a training wing that imparts training to officers of the Indian Armed Forces. The cantonment has its own cemetery. The Wellington Military hospital, built in 1860, is also found next to the Second World War Memorial Pillar. A park is found adjacent to the memorial pillar which is well maintained and has models of war airplanes. Second World War Memorial Pillar is located close to the Wellington Railway Station on the Ooty-Mettupalayam Rail, which makes it easier for both tourists as well as locals to reach here. Once you have taken a walk around the memorial, you could also visit the Wellington golf course which is situated nearby. Being a restricted area, entry of vehicles is banned and tourists are not allowed to take photographs of this memorial.

Second World War Memorial Pillar, Coonoor, Ooty

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October to March.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

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1 to 2 Hours.

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Taxi : Ooty is well connected by a road network and national highways 67. The tourist can reach to Ooty by taxi. The normal Indian taxi charges of Rupees 8 to 20 will be charged for each km.

Bus : Ooty is well connected with all most all south Indian cities by bus. There are regular bus services from Mysore (Rs 300), Bangalore (Rs 600), Chennai (Rs 650) and also from many cities in Kerala. State owned and private vehicles ply on this route. Many tourist services providers offer package trips to Ooty from many south Indian cities. These will charge about Rs 4 per km.

Train : The hill station of Ooty has a railway station of its own. It is called the Udhagamandalam railway station and can be reached by The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (a.k.a. Toy Train) from Mettupalayam which is 47 km away from Ooty, is the nearest major railway station. There are regular train services from Coimbatore and Chennai to Mettupalayam. Mettupalayam and Conoor are connected to Ooty with toy trains. Taxis are available from Mettupalayam to Ooty and fare is about Rs 1,000. Udhagamandalam railway station: 0423-2442246.

Air : There is no airport in ooty. Coimbatore airport is the nearest airport and is around 105 km from Ooty. A number of private airlines give provide services to Coimbatore. Coimbatore is well connected with many south Indian cities by air including Chennai, Bangalore, Madurai and Hyderabad. Pre-paid Taxi fare from Coimbatore to Ooty is about Rs 2,500. Coimbatore International Airport: 0422 259 2155.

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