Palakkad Junction railway station

Palakkad Junction
പാലക്കാട് ജംക്ഷൻ
Regional rail, Light rail and Commuter rail station
Location Olavakkode, Palakkad, India
India
Coordinates 10°48′04″N 76°38′20″E / 10.801°N 76.639°E / 10.801; 76.639Coordinates: 10°48′04″N 76°38′20″E / 10.801°N 76.639°E / 10.801; 76.639
Elevation 84 metres (276 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
Palakkad-Podanur line
Palakkad-Pollachi line
Platforms 5
Tracks 17
Construction
Parking Available
Other information
Station code PGT
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers 11,074 per day[1]

Palakkad Junction (formerly known as Olavakkod Junction, STN CODE:PGT) is a railway station in Kerala state, India situated in the city of Palakkad. Palakkad Junction is the cleanest railway station in the state of Kerala as per the survey conducted by Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation.

Location

The station is located at 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Palakkad KSRTC bus stand. Olavakkode is a satellite town of Palakkad and is located on NH 213 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 Coimbatore - Shoranur railway line and is the terminating point for the Palakkad-Pollachi rail line. The other station serving the city is Palakkad Town Railway Station.

Infrastructure

The station is served by 5 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 Podanur side. Operational efficiency of Palakkad Railway Junction, which functions as a gateway to Kerala, has improved with the completion of yard remodeling and other modernisation works. 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.The station also has good entrance and wheel chair facilities. The station also has a good parkking facility too.

MEMU Shed

Also a MEMU shed operating in this station 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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