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Black Thunder Theme Park (P) Ltd is a theme park in Tamil Nadu, India.It is located on the National Highway (Mettupalayam-Ooty) on the foothills of Nilgiris. [1] It is situated in Coimbatore city, 40 km north of the city and occupies an area of about 60 acres (24 ha).
Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district, connecting Udagamandalam and Mettupalayam. The Nilgiri Railway Company was formed in 1885, and the Mettupalayam-Coonoor section of the track was opened for traffic on 15 June 1899.
The National Highways Authority of India is conducting studies for a bypass along the Mettupalayam–Sulur National Highways 81 and 181 (formerly National Highway 67). The proposed length of this road is 53.95 kilometres (33.52 mi), and is expected to cost ₹ 6.01 billion to build. [ 29 ]
There are several amusement parks around the city: Black Thunder water theme park near Mettupalayam, Kovai Kondattam amusement park at Perur and Maharaja Theme Park at Neelambur. [268] Since the 1980s, the city has had a few small shopping complexes and major shopping malls include Prozone Mall, Brookefields Mall and Fun Republic Mall. [269]
Mettupalayam is situated at the base of Nilgiri Hills and hence is the starting point for the Ghat Roads. MEMU express special trains are operated between Coimbatore Junction and Mettupalayam daily. Coimbatore is 35 km by road from Mettupalayam, and the nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport .
Black Thunder (chocolate bar), a brand of chocolate cookie bar sold in Japan; Black Thunder (theme park), a theme park near Coimbatore, India; Operation Black Thunder, a military operation in India in the 1980s; Black Thunder Coal Mine, a coal mine in Wyoming; Black Thunder, a novel by Arna Wendell Bontemps
The nearest railway station is Mettupalayam, which is about 21 kilometres (13 miles) away. Other cities/towns near Annur are Mettupalayam , which is 21 kilometres (13 miles) away in the west, Avanashi , which is 18 kilometres (11 miles) away in the east and Punjai Puliampatti , which is about 18 kilometres (11 miles) in the north.
Mettupalayam, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India. Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.