Palakkad Junction railway station

Palakkad Junction പാലക്കാട് ജംഗ്ഷൻ
Regional rail, Light rail and Commuter rail station
Location	Olavakkode, Palakkad, India India
Coordinates	10°48′04″N 76°38′20″E / 10.801°N 76.639°ECoordinates: 10°48′04″N 76°38′20″E / 10.801°N 76.639°E
Elevation	84 metres (276 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Palakkad-Shoranur line Palakkad-Podanur line Palakkad-Pollachi line
Platforms	5
Tracks	17
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	PGT
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers	11,797 per day[1]

Salem–Palakkad line
Legend
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 Virudhachalam Junction Salem Steel plant to Karur Junction 8 Neykkarapatti 11 Virapandy Road 22 Madudanchavadi 34 Mavelipalaiyam 39 Sankaridurg 47 Anangur 57 Cauvery 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 Tiruppur 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 209 0  Coimbatore Junction 3  Coimbatore North Junction 17  Periyanayikanpalayam 28  Karaimadal 36  Mettupalayam Nilgiri Mountain Railway (narrow gauge) State Highway 162 to Pollachi Junction National Highway 209 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 Olavakkod Junction, STN CODE:PGT) is a railway station in Kerala state, India situated in the city of Palakkad. Palakkad Junction is the cleanest railway station in the state of Kerala as per the survey conducted by Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation.

Location

The station is located at 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Palakkad Municipal Bus Terminus. Olavakkode is a satellite town of Palakkad and is located on NH 213 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.^[2]

Lines

Palakkad Junction is located on Coimbatore - Shoranur railway line and is the terminating point for the Palakkad-Pollachi rail line. The other station serving the city is Palakkad Town Railway Station.

Infrastructure

The station is served by 5 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 Podanur side. Operational efficiency of Palakkad Railway Junction, which functions as a gateway to Kerala, has improved with the completion of yard remodeling and other modernisation works. 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.

MEMU Shed

Also a MEMU shed operating in this station to maintain the suburban trains running between Shornur and Erode.

References

1. "Station Re-development Data - Palakkad Jn(PGT)". Central Railway Zone - Indian Railways. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
2. "Southern Railway - Gateway of South India".

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