Palakkad Junction railway station

Location
	Palakkad Junction Location within India Palakkad Junction Palakkad Junction (Kerala)
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Palakkad Junction

OLAVAKKODE Junction
Palakkad Junction; OLAVAKKODE Junction
Indian Railways station
	The main entrance of Palakkad Junction railway station
General information
Location	Railway Station Road, NH 966, Olavakkode, Palakkad, Kerala,; India.
Coordinates	10°48′04″N 76°38′20″E / 10.801°N 76.639°E
Elevation	84 metres (276 ft)
Owned by	Government of India
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Jolarpettai–Shoranur line; Palakkad–Pollachi line
Platforms	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground) station.
Parking	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PGT
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
History
Opened	1898; 126 years ago
Closed	1899
Rebuilt	1904
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	OLAVAKKODE JUNCTION
Passengers
50,0000	21,898 per day
Location
Location
	Palakkad Junction Location within India Palakkad Junction Palakkad Junction (Kerala)
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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 Vriddhachalam Junction

Salem Steel Plant

to Karur Junction

8

11

22

34

39

47

57

to Karur Junction on Erode–Tiruchirappalli line

62

69

76

81

89

99

102

112

Tiruppur-Avinashi Road

120

130

139

145

162

14

9

0

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

171

border

180

184

191

199

206

to Shoranur Junction

Source: Google Maps

Palakkad Junction (formerly Olavakkode Junction)(station code: PGT^[1]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[3] It is one of the largest 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 Swachh Bharat Survey.^[4] Palakkad Junction serves as the major railway hub for the city of Palakkad in Kerala while the secondary hub, Palakkad Town railway station.^[5]

Location

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.^[6]

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 Palakkad Town, Shoranur, Thrissur and 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 completed.

MEMU Shed

A Mainline Electric Multiple Unit MEMU shed operates to maintain the suburban trains and is the first MEMU Shed in the state.^[7]

Recent Development

Pitline work has been started at Town Railway Station 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.^[8]