Palakkad Junction (formerly known as Olavakkode Junction, station code: PGT) is one of the largest railway station in
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
state, India situated in the city of
Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...
and the second largest railway station in the district. Palakkad Junction is the cleanest railway station in the state of Kerala as per the survey conducted by Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation. It also boasts one of the longest railway platforms in Kerala. Palakkad Junction serves as the major railway hub for the city of Palakkad in Kerala while the secondary hub,
Palakkad Town railway station which is situated in the heart.
Location
![Palakkad City 3](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Palakkad_City_3.jpg)
The station is located at from Palakkad KSRTC bus stand. Olavakkode is a suburb of Palakkad city and is located on
NH 966
NH or Nh may refer to
Businesses and organizations
* All Nippon Airways (IATA code NH), formerly Nippon Helicopter, Japan's largest airline
* National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, a South Korean cooperative federation also known by its Kor ...
which connects
Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...
to
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...
. The station falls in the
Palakkad railway division
Palakkad railway division (formerly Olavakkod railway division) is one of the six administrative divisions of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is headquartered at city of Palakkad, Kerala. It is the smallest railway division i ...
. It is one of the important railway stations of
Southern Railway zone of the
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
.
Lines
Palakkad Junction is located on
Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
The Jolarpettai–Shoranur line connects Jolarpettai, on the Chennai Central–Bangalore City line in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Shoranur in Kerala. Incoming from Chennai/ Tirupati side via Arakkonam and Katpadi at Jolarpettai, there ar ...
and is the terminating point for the
Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...
–
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
rail line. The other station serving the city is
Palakkad Town railway station.
Infrastructure
The station is served by five platforms. Platforms 1, 2 and 3 are used for trains going towards
Palakkad Town,
Shoranur
Shornur is a town and a municipality located in the Palakkad district, in the Indian state of Kerala, located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River. The town covers an area of 32.28 km2.
Geography
Shornur is located at . It has an ...
,
Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...
and where as platforms 4 and 5 are mainly used for trains going towards
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
. The electronic interlocking system, which will replace the prevailing route relay interlocking system, was also completed. The train traffic in the junction will be considerably high once the trains from Pollachi Junction enter here. More trains are expected to commence and terminate from Palakkad once the pit line in Palakkad town station is installed.
MEMU Shed
A Mainline Electric Multiple Unit
MEMU
On Indian Railways, the MEMUs are electric multiple unit (EMU) trains that serve short and medium-distance routes in India, as compared to normal EMU trains that connect urban and suburban areas. The acronym stands for Mainline Electric Multiple ...
shed operates to maintain the suburban trains running between
Shornur and
Erode
Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the ...
.
References
External links
Railway stations in Palakkad district
Railway junction stations in Kerala
Palakkad railway division
Transport in Palakkad
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