Mulankunnathukavu railway station

Mulangunnathukavu Railway Station
Indian Railway Station
Second platform of Mulangunnathukavu Railway Station
Location	Mulangunnathukavu, Kerala, India
Coordinates	10°35′45″N 76°12′27″E / 10.5958°N 76.2076°ECoordinates: 10°35′45″N 76°12′27″E / 10.5958°N 76.2076°E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Shoranur-Cochin Harbour section
Platforms	2
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Station code	MGK
Fare zone	Southern Railway
History
Opened	2 June 1902
Electrified	Yes

Mulangunnathukavu Railway Station (Station Code: MGK) is in Mulankunnathukavu (മുളങ്ങുന്നതുകാവ്), a panchayat in Puzhakkal block of Thrissur, which is situated between Wadakkanchery Railway Station and Poonkunnam Railway Station in the busy Shoranur-Cochin Harbour section. Mulangunnathukavu Railway Station is operated by the Chennai-headquartered Southern Railways of the Indian Railways. The station is used as shuttle station for Thrissur Railway Station that is 10 km south. It is just 250 meters away from State Highway 22 (Kerala). Ticketing is computerized and offers basic parking facilities. Only passenger trains and MEMU trains stop here. A Food Corporation of India storage facility is located close nearby. The line presently connects only trains through cities of Ernakulam/Kozhikode/Palakkad/Shornur/Tirur(Malappuram)/Thalassery/Kannur and Coimbatore. Two Shornur-Ernakulam passengers (Trains no 55607, 55609 comes at 5:20 am, 5;30 pm and reaches in Ernakulam Junction at 7:50 am and 7:50 pm respectively. The Thrissur-Kannur passenger (Train no 55603) arrives approximately 6:00 am and reaches Kannur by 12:20 pm. The Palakkad-Ernakulam memu train (Train no 66611) arrives around 10:20 am and reaches by 12:50 pm in Ernakulam Junction. The Ernakulam-Palakkad memu train (Train no 66612) starts by 3.05 pm,reaching the station around 5:15 pm (railway time) and finally stops in Palakkad by 7:20 pm.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Ollur Railway Station
• Poonkunnam Railway Station
• Chalakudi Railway Station
• Guruvayur Railway Station
• Wadakkanchery Railway Station
• Thrissur Railway Passengers’ Association

References

1. "Thrissur Punkunnam/PNQ Railway Station". Indian Railway Info. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
2. "Thrissur Mulangunnathukavu/MGK Railway Station". Indian Railway Info. Retrieved 2010-09-02.