Palakkad railway division

Palakkad railway division
Overview
HeadquartersPalakkad, Kerala, India
LocaleKerala
Tamil Nadu
Puducherry
Karnataka
Dates of operationAugust 31, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-08-31)
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV AC 50 Hz
Length577 kilometres (359 mi)

Palakkad railway division (formerly Olavakkod railway division) is one of the six administrative divisions of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is headquartered at city of Palakkad, Kerala. It is the smallest railway division in Southern Railway. It was formed by dissolving the Podanur division. Managing 588 route kilometers of track in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Mahé (in the Union Territory of Puducherry), it is one of the oldest railway divisions in India and had a route connectivity of nearly 1,247 km before the formation of current Thiruvananthapuram and Salem divisions. The terminal facility of Palakkad division is situated in Shoranur Junction & Mangalore Central of Karnataka state.