Palakkad Junction railway station

Palakkad Junction പാലക്കാട് ജംഗ്ഷൻ पालक्काड जंक्शन
Indian Railway Station
Location	Olavakkode, Palakkad, India India
Coordinates
Elevation	84 m
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	•Palakkad-Shoranur •Palakkad-Podanur •Palakkad-Pollachi(via Palakkad Town)
Platforms	5
Tracks	17
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	PGT
Zone(s)	SR
Electrified	Yes

Salem–Palakkad line
Legend
km 39  Mettur Dam 27  Mecheri Road 19  Tolasampatti to Bangalore City 11  Omalur to Jolarpettai–Shoranur line 3  Magnesite 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 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. It is located at 4 km from Palakkad Municipal Bus Terminus. The station falls in the Palakkad railway division of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. 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. The station is served by 4 platforms, Platforms 1 and 2 are used for trains going towards Shoranur and Thrissur and 3 and 4 are majorly used for trains going towards Podanur side. Also a MEMU shed operating in this station to maintain the suburban trains running between Shornur and Erode. Palakkad railway junction is one of the cleanest stations of Kerala. It is also one of the longest platforms in Southern Railway with Platform No:2 extending just beyond 1 kilometer. With inclusion in the list of stations to be upgraded its poised to become ultra-modern in coming years. Olavakkode is located on NH 213 which connects Palakkad to Kozhikode.

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Mural at Olavakkode Railway Station