Chalakudi | |||||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 10°18′07″N 76°19′19″E / 10.302°N 76.322°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | CKI | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Southern Railway | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
10000 per day (includes up and down passengers, may vary) | |||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Chalakudi Railway Station (station code: CKI) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is an important railway station between Irinjalakuda railway station and Divine Nagar railway station in the busy Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section in Thrissur district. Chalakudi railway station is operated by the Chennai-headquartered Southern Railways of the Indian Railways. It is an 'A' class station under Trivandrum division, and the second-largest station in Thrissur district after Thrissur railway station. It is also the first station declared as Adarsh station in Thrissur district. [2][3] The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport which is 19 kilometers away from here.[4]