Vadakara railway station
Vatakara Railway Station | |||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Other names | Badagara Railway Station | ||||
| Location | Railway Station Road, Vatakara,Kerala India | ||||
| Coordinates | 11°35′35″N 75°35′13″E / 11.593°N 75.587°E | ||||
| Elevation | 10 m | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Shoranur–Mangalore section | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Connections | Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Accessible |  | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | BDJ | ||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Palakkad | ||||
| Classification | NSG – 3; Class 'A' | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1907 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018-19 | 9967 per day[1] | ||||
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Vatakara railway station (also known as Badagara railway station)(station code: BDJ[2]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.[3] It is a major railway station serving the City of Vatakara, Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railway zone. The station has 3 platforms and 3 tracks. Although no trains originate from this station, most of the important trains passing through stop here.[4] Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Mangalore, Kolkata and so forth. This station has now been upgraded to a Model railway station (adarsh).[5]
Facilities
- Online reservation counters
- Retirement rooms
- Parcel booking office
- Railway Mailing Service (RMS) office
- Refreshment stalls and book stalls
- Pre-paid parking
- State Bank ATM
- Railway information counter
- Cell phone recharge stalls
- RPF Out Post
- Railwire wifi
- Lifts
- Escalator
Upcoming facilities
- New Parking Lot
Gallery
References
- ^ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "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. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "58 COVID-19 Special Departures from Vadakara SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry". Indian Rail Info. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Accomplishments".