Palakkad Town railway station

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Palakkad Town
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Palakkad Town railway station
General information
Location Palakkad, Palakkad, Kerala
India
Coordinates 10°46′34″N76°39′09″E / 10.7760°N 76.6524°E / 10.7760; 76.6524
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Palakkad-Pollachi line
Platforms4(1A, 1, 2 & 3)
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePGTN [1]
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened1904;120 years ago (1904)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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Location within India
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Palakkad Town
Palakkad Town (Kerala)

Palakkad Town railway station (station code: PGTN [1] [2] ) 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 located at Olavakkode, one of the suburbs of the city and Town railway station located at the heart.

Contents

Trains

Train services from Palghat Town [PGTN]Towards Pollachi
Towards Coimbatore
Towards Thrissur
Terminating at Palghat Town
ArrivalDepartureTrain number : NameRoute
04:2304:2516731 : Palakkad Junction–Tiruchendur ExpressPollachi, Palani, Dindugal, Madurai, Tirunelveli
05:5806:0016343 : Trivandrum–Madurai Amrita ExpressPollachi, Palani, Dindugal
06:2516844 : Palghat Town–Tiruchchirapali ExpressPalakkad Junction, Coimbatore, Erode, Karur
07:1066606 : Palghat Town–Coimbatore MEMUPalakkad Junction
09:5810:0022651 : Chennai–Palakkad Junction SuperFastPalakkad Junction
12:2566609 : Erode–Palghat Town MEMU
14:3066608 : Palghat Town–Erode MEMUPalakkad Junction, Coimbatore
15:2315:2522652 : Palakkad Junction–Chennai SuperFastPollachi, Palani, Dindugal, Karur, Namakkal, Salem, Katpadi
19:4819:5016344 : Madurai–Trivandrum Amrita ExpressPalakkad Junction, Thrissur, Kottayam
20:0566607 : Coimbatore–Palghat Town MEMU
20:5016843 : Tiruchchirapali–Palghat Town Express
22:1822:20

16732 : Tiruchendur–Palakkad Junction Express

Palakkad Junction

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]

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