Vatakara railway station
Vatakara Railway Station Badagara Railway Station Vadakara Railway Station | |
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| Indian Railway Station | |
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| Location |
Railway Station Road, Vatakara, Kozhikode, Kerala India |
| Coordinates | 11°35′35″N 75°35′13″E / 11.593°N 75.587°ECoordinates: 11°35′35″N 75°35′13″E / 11.593°N 75.587°E |
| Owned by | Indian Railway |
| Operated by | Southern Railway |
| Line(s) | Shoranur-Mangalore Section |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Connections | Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | BDJ |
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway |
| Division(s) | Palakkad |
| History | |
| Opened | 1907 |
| Electrified | In Progress |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 42.63 Lakh [2012-13] |
Vatakara Railway Station (Code:BDJ), alternatively known as Badagara Railway Station is a major railway station serving the town of Vatakara in the Kozhikode District of Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur - Mangalore Section of the Southern Railways. The station has 2 platforms and 3 tracks. Although no trains originate from this station, most of the important trains passing through stop here.[1] Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, Kollam, New Delhi, Mangalore, Pune, Jaipur, Jammu Tawi and so forth. This station has now been upgraded to a Model Railway Station(adarsh).[2]
References
- ↑ . Indianrailinfo. 12 January 2012 http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/1483. Retrieved 15 January 2012. Missing or empty
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