Kozhikode railway station

Kozhikode കോഴിക്കോട്
Indian Railway Station Normal Station
Location	Railway Station Road, Kozhikode, Kozhikode, Kerala India
Coordinates
Owned by	Indian Railway
Operated by	Southern Railway
Line(s)	Shoranur-Mangalore section
Platforms	4 + 1 bay platform
Tracks	5
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
Division(s)	Palakkad
History
Opened	2 January 1888 (1888-01-02)
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers	above 14000 daily

Railway Link Road, Kozhikode

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. It boasts of being the only A1 graded station in Palakkad Railway Division with the daily passenger turnout exceeding 8,000. 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. The 125th anniversary of the station was celebrated on 2 January 2013.

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.

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.

Trains originating from Kozhikode

The following trains originate from Kozhikode:

No.	Train No:	Origin	Destination	Train Name
1.	12075	Kozhikode	Thiruvananthapuram Central (Via:-Alappuzha)	Jan Shatabdi Express
2.	56657	Kozhikode	Kannur	Passenger
3.	56600	Kozhikode	Shoranur Junction	Passenger
4.	56653	Kozhikode	Kannur	Passenger
5.	56664	Kozhikode	Thrissur	Passenger

Facilities

Snack Vendor at Kozhikode

• 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
• Pre-paid parking space
• escalator and elevator systems
• battery operated car facility for differently abled persons and senior citizens

Period building on Annie Hall Road near Railway Station

ATMs

The are following bank ATMs are available at the railway station:

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

The Railway Station Township

'Annie Hall Road connects the railway station to Kallayi side on the north. Railway Link Road opposite the railway station has a number of restaurants and traveler amenities. Lodging facilities are available after crossing one of these two roads. Important Landmarks

• P.V.S.Hospital
• Sangam Cinema
• Mathrubhumi Newspaper
• Basheer Road