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	\| division = [[Palakkad Railway Division\|Palakkad]]		\| division = [[Palakkad Railway Division\|Palakkad]]
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			\| classification = NSG – 3; Class 'A'
	\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]		\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| operator = [[Southern Railway zone\|Southern Railway]]		\| operator = [[Southern Railway zone\|Southern Railway]]
	\| status = Functioning		\| status = Functioning
	\| former =		\| former =
	\| passengers = 42.~~63 Lakh [2012–13]~~		\| passengers = 9967 per day<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1525083000550-New%20Categories%20of%20Stations-PGT.pdf\|title=Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)\|publisher=Southern Railway\|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>
	\| pass_year =		\| pass_year = 2018-19
	\| pass_percent =		\| pass_percent =
	\| pass_system =		\| pass_system =

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Vatakara railway station<br />Badagara railway station<br />Vadakara railway station
| native_name =
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Vadakara railway station.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = Railway Station Road, [[Vatakara]], [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|11.593|75.587|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Kerala
| elevation = 10 m
| line = [[Shoranur–Mangalore section]]
| other = [[Bus stand]], [[Taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw]] stand
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 3
| tracks = 3
| parking = Yes
| opened = 1907
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BDJ
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]
| division = [[Palakkad Railway Division|Palakkad]]
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers = 42.63 Lakh [2012–13]
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
}}

'''Vatakara railway station''' ''(Code:BDJ)'', alternatively known as '''Badagara railway station''' is a major railway station serving the town of [[Vatakara]] in the [[Kozhikode district]] of [[Kerala]]. It lies in the [[Shoranur–Mangalore section]] of the [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]s. The station has 3 platforms and 3 tracks. Although no trains originate from this station, most of the important trains passing through stop here.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/1483|date=12 January 2012|access-date=15 January 2012|publisher= Indian Rail Info}}</ref> Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Ernakulam Junction railway station|Kochi]], [[Chennai Central railway station|Chennai]], [[Mumbai]], [[Bangalore]], [[Kozhikode]], [[Coimbatore Junction railway station|Coimbatore]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[New Delhi]], [[Mangalore]], [[Kolkata]] and so forth. This station has now been upgraded to a Model railway station (adarsh).<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://mullappallyramachandran.com/en/accomplishments |title = Accomplishments}}</ref>

==Facilities==
* Online reservation counters
* Retirement rooms
* Parcel booking office
* Railway Mailing Service (RMS) office
* Refreshment stalls and book stalls
* Pre-paid parking
* State Bank ATM
* Railway information counter
* Cell phone recharge stalls
* [[Railway Protection Force|RPF]] Out Post
* Railwire wifi
* Lifts
* Escalator

==Upcoming facilities==
* Second foot overbridge on the north side of the platform.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Vatakara.jpg|
</gallery>

==References==

{{reflist}}

{{commons category}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Kozhikode district]]
[[Category:Palakkad railway division]]

{{Kerala-railstation-stub}}

Vadakara railway station - Revision history

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