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 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.

Palakkad Junction
Regional rail, Light rail and Commuter rail station
The main entrance of Palakkad Junction railway station
General information
LocationRailway Station Road, NH 966, 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
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground) station.
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePGT
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) PalakkadTooltip Palakkad railway division
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
21,898 per day[1]
Location
Palakkad Junction is located in India
Palakkad Junction
Palakkad Junction
Location within India
Palakkad Junction is located in Kerala
Palakkad Junction
Palakkad Junction
Palakkad Junction (Kerala)
Interactive map
Railways in Kerala cities
Cities & connected years
1861 – Kozhikode

1898 – Palakkad
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 Palakkad Town, Shoranur, Thrissur and 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.

  • Palakkad Junction board
    Palakkad Junction board

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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