Ottapalam
Indian Railways station
Ottapalam railway station
General information
Location	Railway Station Road, Ottapalam, Palakkad district, Kerala India
Coordinates	10°46′12″N 76°22′40″E / 10.76991°N 76.37765°E / 10.76991; 76.37765
Elevation	33 metres MSL
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	OTP
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1904; 120 years ago (1904)[1]
Electrified	Yes
Location
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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.^[2]

History

Ottapalam station was opened in 1904.^[1]

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 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.^[1]