Vatakara railway station
Vatakara Railway Station Badagara Railway Station Vadakara Railway Station വടകര റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷൻ | |
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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 | 3 |
| 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 3 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, Hyderabad, Kollam, New Delhi, Mangalore, Kolkotaand so forth. This station has now been upgraded to a Model Railway Station(adarsh).[2]
Facilities
- Online Reservation counters
- Retirement Rooms
- Parcel booking Office
- Railway Mailing service (RMS) office
- Refreshment stalls and book stalls
- Pre-Paid autorikshaw counters
- Pre-paid parking
- State Bank ATM
- Railway information counter
- Cell phone recharge stalls
- RPF Out Post
Upcoming Facilities
- 2 Lifts
- Escalator[3]
Gallery
References
- ↑ . Indianrailinfo. 12 January 2012 http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/1483. Retrieved 15 January 2012. Missing or empty
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- ↑ http://rashtradeepika.epapr.in/c/6761393
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