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	'''Palakkad Junction''' (formerly known as '''Olavakkode Junction''', station code: '''PGT''') is a 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 Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation~~. It is also the third largest railway station in Kerala state as per the number of tracks after Shoranur Junction railway station and [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station]]~~. It also boasts one of the longest railway platforms in Kerala. It is situated at about 3 km from Sree Guruvayurappan Temple, 5 km from [[Puthur (Palakkad)\|Puthur]], where the famous [[Puthur-Vela]] is celebrated annually, 5.6 km from [[Palakkad Fort]], 7.2 km from [[Dhoni Waterfalls]], 43 km from [[Siruvani Dam]] and 45 km from [[Silent Valley National Park]]. It serves as the major railway hub for the city of Palakkad in Kerala while the secondary hub being the smaller [[Palakkad Town railway station]] which is situated within the city.		'''Palakkad Junction''' (formerly known as '''Olavakkode Junction''', station code: '''PGT''') is a 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 Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation. It also boasts one of the longest railway platforms in Kerala. It is situated at about 3 km from Sree Guruvayurappan Temple, 5 km from [[Puthur (Palakkad)\|Puthur]], where the famous [[Puthur-Vela]] is celebrated annually, 5.6 km from [[Palakkad Fort]], 7.2 km from [[Dhoni Waterfalls]], 43 km from [[Siruvani Dam]] and 45 km from [[Silent Valley National Park]]. It serves as the major railway hub for the city of Palakkad in Kerala while the secondary hub being the smaller [[Palakkad Town railway station]] which is situated within the city.

	==Location==		==Location==

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{{Infobox station
| name = Palakkad Junction
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[Regional rail]], [[Light rail]] and [[Commuter rail]] station
| image = Olavakkode railway station, palakkad .jpg
| image_upright =
| image_caption = The main entrance of Palakkad Junction railway station
| address = Railway Station Road, [[NH 213]], [[Olavakkode]], [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]],
| country = {{flagu|India}}. | coordinates = {{Coord|10.801|76.639|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Kerala
| elevation = {{convert|84|m}}
| owned = Government of India
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| line = [[Jolarpettai–Shoranur line]]<br>[[Palakkad–Madurai line]]
| platform = 5
| tracks = 17
| other = {{rint|air}}{{rint|bus}} Taxi Stand, Pre paid Auto service, Bus stop (Buses to all parts of Palakkad available), [[Coimbatore International Airport]] is 55km away.
| structure = Standard (on ground) station.
| parking = Available
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}
| status = Functioning
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = PGT
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{abbrlink|Palakkad|Palakkad railway division}}
}}
| opened =
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| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| former =
| passengers = 11,074 per day<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1525083000550-New%20Categories%20of%20Stations-PGT.pdf |title=Categorisation of Stations – Palakkad Division |publisher=Southern Railway Zone – Indian Railways |access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref>
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{{Railway in Kerala cities}}
{{Salem–Palakkad sector|collapse=y}}
'''Palakkad Junction''' (formerly known as '''Olavakkode Junction''', station code: '''PGT''') is a 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 Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation. It is also the third largest railway station in Kerala state as per the number of tracks after Shoranur Junction railway station and [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station]]. It also boasts one of the longest railway platforms in Kerala. It is situated at about 3 km from Sree Guruvayurappan Temple, 5 km from [[Puthur (Palakkad)|Puthur]], where the famous [[Puthur-Vela]] is celebrated annually, 5.6 km from [[Palakkad Fort]], 7.2 km from [[Dhoni Waterfalls]], 43 km from [[Siruvani Dam]] and 45 km from [[Silent Valley National Park]]. It serves as the major railway hub for the city of Palakkad in Kerala while the secondary hub being the smaller [[Palakkad Town railway station]] which is situated within the city.

==Location==
[[File:Palakkad City 3.jpg|thumb|Palakkad Junction aerial view]]
The station is located at {{convert|4|km}} from Palakkad KSRTC bus stand. Olavakkode is a suburb of Palakkad city and is located on [[National Highway 966 (India)|NH 966]] which connects [[Palakkad]] to [[Kozhikode]]. The station falls in the [[Palakkad railway division]]. It is one of the important railway stations of [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in |title=Southern Railway – Gateway of South India }}</ref>

==Lines==
Palakkad Junction is located on [[Jolarpettai–Shoranur line]] and is the terminating point for the [[Palakkad]]–[[Madurai]] rail line. The other station serving the city is [[Palakkad Town railway station]].

==Infrastructure==
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The station is served by five platforms. Platforms 1, 2 and 3 are used for trains going towards [[Shoranur]], [[Thrissur]] and Palakkad Town where as platforms 4 and 5 are mainly used for trains going towards [[Chennai]]. The electronic interlocking system, which will replace the prevailing route relay interlocking system, was also completed. The train traffic in the junction will be considerably high once the trains from Pollachi Junction enter here. More trains are expected to commence and terminate from Palakkad once the pit line in Palakkad town station is installed.

==MEMU Shed==
A Mainline Electric Multiple Unit [[MEMU]] shed operates to maintain the suburban trains running between [[Shornur Junction|Shornur]] and [[Erode Junction|Erode]].

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}

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Palakkad Junction railway station - Revision history

2402:8100:3927:679B:0:0:0:1 at 11:37, 13 June 2021

>Colonies Chris: minor fixes, replaced: India → India, - → – (3), {{THBSOIR}} → {{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}