Kozhikode railway station

Kozhikode
കോഴിക്കോട്
Express train and Passenger train station
Location Railway Station Road, Kozhikode, Kozhikode, Kerala
India
Coordinates 11°14′47″N 75°46′50″E / 11.2465°N 75.7805°E / 11.2465; 75.7805Coordinates: 11°14′47″N 75°46′50″E / 11.2465°N 75.7805°E / 11.2465; 75.7805
Elevation 11 m (36 ft)
Owned by Indian Railway
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Shoranur–Mangalore section
Platforms 4
Tracks 6
Connections Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code CLT
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
History
Opened 2 January 1888 (1888-01-02)
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2016–17) 28,463 per day[1]
Rank 3 (in Kerala)
1 (in Palakkad division)

Kozhikode Railway Station also known as Calicut Railway Station is the largest railway station in the city of Kozhikode, India. The station has four platforms and two terminals. The first platform has a capacity to accommodate trains with 18 coaches and the third platform 20 coaches. The fourth one has the capacity to accommodate 24 coaches[2].It boasts of being the only A1 graded station in Palakkad Railway Division with the daily footfall of over 50,000 passengers.It is one of the major railway stations in Kerala with trains connecting the city to other major cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Coimbatore, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Mangalore, Pune, Jammu Tawi and so forth. The other railway stations in the city include Kallayi Kozhikode South (Code:KUL), Vellayil (Code:VLL) and West Hill (Code:WH).

An integrated security system was installed at the station in 2012 featuring baggage scanners, CCTVs and vehicle scanners[3].The 125th anniversary of the station was celebrated on 2 January 2013[4].

History

The railway line to Calicut (now Kozhikode) was opened to traffic on 2 January 1888 and at that time was western terminus of the Madras Railway. The first line in Malabar was laid between Beypore and Tirur, the former an important port town, in 1861. With the arrival of the new line to Calicut and its growth as an administrative centre, Beypore diminished in significance and the railway line to it was subsequently abandoned.[5]

The station houses several vintage fixtures including a recreation club named the Railway Institute built by the British adjacent to the station in 1888 to serve as a venue for the social life of the Railways' employees, and a cast iron mechanical pumpset that was imported from England to pump water into steam locomotives.[6][7] The 125th anniversary of the station was celebrated on 2 January 2013.It has been ranked as the "Cleanest Station of India" in January 2018 .[8]

Infrastructure

The station has four platforms and two terminals. The first platform has a capacity to accommodate trains with 24 coaches and the third platform 20 coaches. The fourth one has the capacity to accommodate 24 coaches.[9] It boasts of being the only A–1 graded station in Palakkad railway division with the daily passenger turnout exceeding 20,000.[10]

Services

It is one of the major railway stations in Kerala with trains connecting the city to other major cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Coimbatore, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mangalore, Pune, Jammu Tawi and so forth. The other railway stations in the city include Kallayi Kozhikode South (Code:KUL), Vellayil railway station (Code:VLL) and West Hill railway station (Code:WH).[11][12]

Facilities

An integrated security system was installed at the station in 2012 featuring baggage scanners, CCTVs and vehicle scanners.[13]

  • Online Reservation counters -open between 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
  • Retirement Rooms (transit lodging facility)
  • Cyber cafe
  • Parcel booking Office
  • Railway Mailing service (RMS) office
  • Railway Protection Force - Circle office
  • IRCTC Restaurants
  • ATMs
  • Pre-Paid autorikshaw counters[14]
  • Pre-paid parking space[15]
  • escalator and elevator systems[16]
  • battery operated car facility for differently abled persons and senior citizens

ATMs

Following bank ATMs are available at the railway station:

  • Indian Bank
  • Indian Overseas Bank
  • Canara Bank
  • State Bank of India
  • Punjab National Bank

References

  1. ↑ "Categorisation of Stations - Palakkad Division" (PDF). Southern Railway Zone - Indian Railways. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/28/stories/2005112809360300.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/50-CCTVs-at-railway-station/article15729676.ece
  4. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kozhikode-rail-station-to-celebrate-anniversary/article12553065.ece
  5. ↑ "A milestone". The Hindu. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Relics of a bygone era wither away". The Hindu. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "An old giant, forgotten". The Hindu. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kozhikode rail station to celebrate anniversary". The Hindu. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Kozhikode station has 4 platforms and platform capacity". 2005-11-28.
  10. ↑ "A case for better railway facilities in Kozhikode". The Hindu. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "West Hill as Kozhikode North Station".
  12. ↑ "Vellayil as Kozhikode North".
  13. ↑ "50 CCTVs at railway station". The Hindu. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "Prepaid auto service launched". The Hindu. 1 Sep 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  15. ↑ "Protest against high parking fee at railway station". The Hindu. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  16. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/a-new-step-in-kozhikode-railway-stations-journey-to-worldclass-status/article5197948.ece
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