Palakkad Town railway station (code: PGTN) is a railway station that serves 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 ...

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 ...

and falls under 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 ...

of the Southern Railway zone,

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 tot ...

. City is served by two railway stations,

Palakkad Junction railway station Palakkad Junction (formerly known as Olavakkode Junction, station code: PGT) is one of the largest railway station in Kerala state, India situated in the city of Palakkad and the second largest railway station in the district. Palakkad Junctio ...

located at

Olavakkode Olavakkode is a region in Palakkad city, Kerala, India. It is composed of two main areas: the Kavilpad and the Railway Colony. Olavakkode is located 4 km from Palakkad city and lies on National Highway 966.It is one of the major suburbs of ...

, one of the suburbs of the city and Town railway station located at the heart.

Trains

Routes

(Single electrified BG) –Palakkad Town (Single diesel BG) Palakkad Town– Pollachi Jn

References

Railway stations in India opened in 1904 Railway stations in Palakkad district Transport in Palakkad {{Kerala-railstation-stub