Palakkad Junction railway station

Palakkad Junction (formerly known as Olavakkode Junction, station code: PGT) is a railway station in Kerala state, India situated in the city of Palakkad 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 is also the third largest railway station in Kerala state as per the number of tracks after Shoranur Junction railway station and Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station. It also boasts one of the longest railway platforms in Kerala. It is situated at about 3 km from Sree Guruvayurappan Temple, 5 km from Puthur, where the famous Puthur-Vela is celebrated annually, 5.6 km from Palakkad Fort, 7.2 km from Dhoni Waterfalls, 43 km from Siruvani Dam and 45 km from Silent Valley National Park. It serves as the major railway hub for the city of Palakkad in Kerala while the secondary hub being the smaller Palakkad Town railway station which is situated within the city.

Palakkad Junction
Regional rail, Light rail and Commuter rail station
The main entrance of Palakkad Junction railway station
LocationRailway Station Road, NH 213, Olavakkode, Palakkad, Kerala,
 India.
Coordinates10.801°N 76.639°E / 10.801; 76.639
Elevation84 metres (276 ft)
Owned byGovernment of India
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
Palakkad–Madurai line
Platforms5
Tracks17
Connections Taxi Stand, Pre paid Auto service, Bus stop (Buses to all parts of Palakkad available), Coimbatore International Airport is 55km away.
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground) station.
ParkingAvailable
Disabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePGT
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
11,074 per day[1]
Location
Palakkad Junction
Location within India
Palakkad Junction
Palakkad Junction (Kerala)
Railways in Kerala cities
Cities & connected years
1861 – Kozhikode

1898 – Palakkad
1901 – Thalassery
1902 – Kochi
1902 – Thrissur
1904 – Kollam
1907 – Kannur
1907 – Kasargod
1918 – Thiruvananthapuram
1958 – Kottayam

1989 – Alappuzha
Railway lines

Location
Palakkad Junction aerial view

The station is located at 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Palakkad KSRTC bus stand. Olavakkode is a suburb of Palakkad city and is located on NH 966 which connects Palakkad to Kozhikode. The station falls in the Palakkad railway division. It is one of the important railway stations of Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[2]

Lines

Palakkad Junction is located on Jolarpettai–Shoranur line and is the terminating point for the Palakkad–Madurai 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 Shoranur, Thrissur and Palakkad Town where as platforms 4 and 5 are mainly used for trains going towards Chennai. 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 shed operates to maintain the suburban trains running between Shornur and Erode.

References
  1. "Categorisation of Stations – Palakkad Division" (PDF). Southern Railway Zone – Indian Railways. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. "Southern Railway – Gateway of South India".


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