Palakkad Junction railway station
Palakkad Junction
പാലക്കാട് ജംഗ്ഷൻ पालक्काड जंक्शन |
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Indian Railway Station | |
Location | Olavakkode, Palakkad, India![]() |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Elevation | 84 m |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Line(s) | •Palakkad-Shoranur •Palakkad-Podanur •Palakkad-Pollachi(via Palakkad Town) |
Platforms | 5 |
Tracks | 17 |
Construction | |
Parking | Available |
Other information | |
Station code | PGT |
Zone(s) | SR |
Electrified | Yes |
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Source: Google maps |
Palakkad Junction (formerly known as Olavakkod Junction, STN CODE:PGT) is a railway station in Kerala state, India situated in the city of Palakkad. It is located at 4 km from Palakkad Municipal Bus Terminus. The station falls in the Palakkad railway division of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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. The station is served by 4 platforms, Platforms 1 and 2 are used for trains going towards Shoranur and Thrissur and 3 and 4 are majorly used for trains going towards Podanur side. Also a MEMU shed operating in this station to maintain the suburban trains running between Shornur and Erode. Palakkad railway junction is one of the cleanest stations of Kerala. It is also one of the longest platforms in Southern Railway with Platform No:2 extending just beyond 1 kilometer. With inclusion in the list of stations to be upgraded its poised to become ultra-modern in coming years. Olavakkode is located on NH 213 which connects Palakkad to Kozhikode.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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