Palakkad Junction railway station

Palakkad Junction
Regional rail, Light rail and Commuter rail station
The main entrance of Palakkad Junction railway station
Location	Railway Station Road, NH 213, Olavakkode, Palakkad, Kerala, India.
Coordinates	10.801°N 76.639°E / 10.801; 76.639
Elevation	84 metres (276 ft)
Owned by	Government of India
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Palakkad–Madurai line
Platforms	5
Tracks	11
Connections	Taxi Stand, Pre paid Auto service, Bus stop (Buses to all parts of Palakkad available), Coimbatore International Airport is 55km away.
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground) station.
Parking	Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PGT
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
11,074 per day
Location
Palakkad Junction Location within India Palakkad Junction Palakkad Junction (Kerala)

Salem–Palakkad line
km 39  Mettur Dam 27  Mecheri Road 19  Tolasampatti to Bangalore City 11  Omalur Junction to Jolarpettai–Shoranur line 3  Magnesite Junction 0 Salem Junction to Vriddhachalam Junction Salem Steel plant to Karur Junction 8 Neykkarapatti 11 Virapandy Road 22 Madudanchavadi 34 Mavelipalaiyam 39 Sankaridurg 47 Anangur 57 Kaveri Kaveri to Karur Junction 62 Erode Junction 69 Totiyapalayam 76 Perundurai 81 Ingur 89 Vijayamangalam 99 Uttukuli State Highway 81 102 Tiruppur Kulipalayam 112 Tiruppur Tiruppur-Avinashi Road 120 Vanjipalayam State Highway 166 130 Tiruppur Somanur State Highway 165 139 Sulur Road 145 Irugur Junction 162 Podanur Junction 14  Singanallur 9  Pilamedu National Highway 948 0  Coimbatore Junction 3  Coimbatore North Junction 17  Periyanaickenpalayam 28  Karaimadai 36  Mettupalayam Nilgiri Mountain Railway (metre-gauge) State Highway 162 to Pollachi Junction National Highway 948 ACC Limited plant 166 Madukkarai 171 Ettimadai Tamil Nadu Kerala border 180 Walayar 184 Chullimada 191 Kanjikode Malampuzha River 199 Kottekad 206 Palakkad Junction to Shoranur Junction
Source: Google Maps

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, 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

Palakkad Junction aerial view

The station is located at 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Palakkad KSRTC bus stand. Olavakkode is a suburb of Palakkad city and is located on 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.

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

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 and Erode.