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<div>{{Short description|Railway station in kerala, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Ottapalam<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = <br />
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| address = Railway Station Road, [[Ottapalam]], [[Palakkad district]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|10.76991|76.37765|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}<br />
| map_type = India#India Kerala<br />
| elevation = 33 metres [[Height above sea level|MSL]]<br />
| line = [[Jolarpettai–Shoranur line]]<br />
| other =<br />
| structure = At–grade<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| tracks = 4<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1904}}<ref name="TOI"/><br />
| closed =<br />
| rebuilt =<br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| ADA = <!---{{Access icon|20px}}---><br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = OTP<br />
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Palakkad}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
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| zone = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
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'''Ottapalam''' (Code: OTP) is a railway station in [[Ottapalam]], [[Palakkad district]], [[Kerala]] and falls under the [[Palakkad railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway Zone]], [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/ottappalam-otp/43| website=India Rail Info| title=Arrivals at OTP/Ottappalam}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Ottapalam station was opened in 1904.<ref name="TOI" /><br />
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The station received a makeover in early 2021 with several [[murals]] depicting the history, culture, and architecture of the region, as well as notable people from Ottapalam. The murals were created by artists Ambili Thekkedath and T.S. Sanu of Deva Creations. Among the people featured on the station's murals are [[C. Sankaran Nair]], [[V. P. Menon]], [[K.R. Narayanan]], [[Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar]], [[Mani Madhava Chakyar]], [[P. Kunhiraman Nair]] and [[Kunchan Nambiar]] with his Killikurissimangalam house. There are also murals depicting Varikkaserri Mana, the old Ottapalam courthouse building, and major local festivals such as [[Chinakkathoor Pooram|Chinakkathur Pooram]], and art forms such as [[Kathakali]] and [[Ottamthullal]]. There is also a mural depicting the first conference of the [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]], which was held in Ottapalam in 1921.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |title=Ottapalam railway station gets a mural makeover |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/ottapalam-rly-stn-gets-a-mural-makeover/articleshow/80617384.cms |access-date=17 June 2022 |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=1 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Ottapalam]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Palakkad district]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1904]]<br />
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