Palakkad Junction railway station

Palakkad Junction

OLAVAKKODE Junction
Indian Railways station
The main entrance of Palakkad Junction railway station
General information
LocationRailway Station Road, NH 966, Olavakkode, Palakkad, Kerala,
 India.
Coordinates10°48′04″N 76°38′20″E / 10.801°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–Pollachi line
Platforms5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground) station.
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePGT[1]
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
History
Opened1898; 126 years ago (1898)
Closed1899
Rebuilt1904
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesOLAVAKKODE JUNCTION
Passengers
50,000021,898 per day[2]
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)
Map
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

Palakkad Junction (formerly Olavakkode Junction)(station code: PGT[1]) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.[3] It 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 Swachh Bharat Survey.[4] Palakkad Junction serves as the major railway hub for the city of Palakkad in Kerala while the secondary hub, Palakkad Town railway station.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Categorisation of Stations – Palakkad Division" (PDF). Southern Railway Zone – Indian Railways. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ Service, Express News (5 September 2016). "Palakkad Junction is cleanest station in Kerala: Swatch Bharat Survey". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ Kumar, S. Senthil (23 October 2023). "Podanur to be renamed as Coimbatore South station". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 March 2024.