Palakkad Town
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Palakkad Town railway station
General information
LocationPalakkad, Palakkad, Kerala
India
Coordinates10°46′34″N 76°39′09″E / 10.7760°N 76.6524°E / 10.7760; 76.6524
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Palakkad-Pollachi line
Platforms4(1A, 1, 2 & 3)
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePGTN
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1904; 120 years ago (1904)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Palakkad Town is located in India
Palakkad Town
Palakkad Town
Location within India
Palakkad Town is located in Kerala
Palakkad Town
Palakkad Town
Palakkad Town (Kerala)

Palakkad Town railway station (station code: PGTN) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a railway station that serves city of Palakkad, Kerala and falls under the Palakkad railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways. City is served by two railway stations, Palakkad Junction railway station and Palakkad Town railway station.[2]

Routes

(Single electrified BG) Palakkad Junction–Palakkad Town[3][4][5]

(Single Electric Line BG) Palakkad Town–Pollachi Jn[3]

Recent Development

Pitline work has been started and is expected to start functioning by the end of 2024. This could make it not only a major railway hub in the city but also in the state.[6]

References

  1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ Kumar, S. Senthil (23 October 2023). "Podanur to be renamed as Coimbatore South station". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Indian Railways Living Atlas – India Rail Info". India Rail Info. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. ^ "16343/Amrita Express – Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)/TVC to Palakkad Town (Palghat)/PGTN – India Rail Info". India Rail Info. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  5. ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways Loco Links and Train Composition Show Train Amritha Express 16344 Palakkad Town(PGTN) To Trivandrum Central(TVC)". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  6. ^ Naha, Abdul Latheef (22 February 2024). "Palakkad to be transformed into a railway hub, says V.K. Sreekandan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 March 2024.


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