Palakkad Town railway station

This article is about the railway station. For the city, see Palakkad.

Palakkad Town
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Palakkad Town railway station
General information
Location	Palakkad, Palakkad, Kerala India
Coordinates	10.7760°N 76.6524°E / 10.7760; 76.6524
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Palakkad-Pollachi line
Platforms	4(1A, 1, 2 & 3)
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PGTN
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1904; 121 years ago (1904)
Electrified	Yes
Location Palakkad Town Location within India Show map of India Palakkad Town Palakkad Town (Kerala) Show map of 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 December 25 TH of 2025. 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. "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.