Palakkad railway division (formerly Olavakkod railway division) is one of the six administrative divisions of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is headquartered at city of Palakkad, Kerala. It is the smallest railway division in Southern Railway. It was formed by dissolving the Podanur division. Managing 588 route kilometers of track in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Mahé (in the Union Territory of Puducherry), it is one of the oldest railway divisions in India. The major stations under this railway division are Palakkad Junction, Shoranur Junction, Kuttippuram, Tirur, Kozhikode, Quilandi, Thalassery, Kannur, Kasaragod, Mangalore Central, Mangalore Junction and Pollachi Junction. The terminal facility of Palakkad division is situated in Shoranur Junction & Mangalore Central of Karnataka state.
Hon'ble Dupty Railway Minister Shri Alagesan announce in parliament "It has been decided to introduce the divisional system on the Southern Railway too, and there will be one headquarter in the Kerala area in which the hon. Member is interested, and that will be at Olavakot.[1] What is today the Palakkad railway division was formed on 31 August 1956 as the fifth division of the Southern Railway, the first Railway Zone of the newly formed Indian Railways[2] It was named Olavakkod railway division at the time because it was headquartered at the railway junction situated at Olavakkod near Palakkad, which was later renamed to Palakkad Junction. At the time of its formation, it managed the broad-gauge trunk line from Jolarpet in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu to Mangalore in Karnataka via Coimbatore and Shoranur, including the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, the Shoranur–Cochin Harbor Terminus line and the Shoranur–Nilambur Road branch line, giving it a total of 1,247 km of route kilometers. In 1979, the Shoranur–CHTS line was delinked to create the new Thiruvananthapuram railway division, reducing trackage of the division to 1132 km.[3] Most of Palakkad division was made double track in the three following decades. In 2007, the Palakkad division was cut in half as 623 km of route track from Jolarpettai to Podanur, including the Coimbatore region and the NMR were removed from Palakkad division to create the Salem division, reducing its route kilometers to 577. At this time 79 km of Meter Gauge track of the Palakkad Town - Pollachi and Pollachi - Podanur lines were granted to Palakkad as a consolation, making its total trackage to 588 km.[4]
Timeline
1956: Podanur division was dissolved and Palakkad Division formed under the name Olavakkod railway division
1976: Entire stretch from Jolarpettai to Irugur is double track.
1979: Shoranur–Ernakulam line is handed over the Thiruvananthapuram division.
1984: Palakkad–Shornur doubling completed.
1991: Tiruppatur–Salem line electrified.
1992: Salem–Erode line electrified.
1994: Twin single lines (effectively double) between Podanur and Palghat opened.
1995: Palakkad–Shoranur line electrified.
1996: Erode–Palakkad line electrified.
1997: Palakkad Jn–Palakkad Town line electrified
2000, ‘X’ class Meter Gauge locomotives were rebuilt and successfully run on Nilgiri Mountain Railway
2007: Palakkad loses more than half of its trackage to the newly formed Salem division.
2014: Entire line stretch from Shoranur to Mangalore is double track.[5]
2016: Gauge conversion of the Palakkad–Pollachi line completed.
2017: Shoranur–Mangalore line Electrified
Area covered
The Palakkad division starts just after Podanur Junction and proceeds westwards towards Kerala. The double track line splits into two single track sections widely spaced apart after the Ettimadai station and pass through the jungles of the Palakkad Gap. The two tracks briefly reunite at the Walayar station, and then again split to join at Kanjikode. At Palakkad junction, the track to Palakkad Town and Pollachi branch off to the left. The main line continues onwards to Shoranur and the division jurisdiction ends just after the bridge across the Bharathappuzha. Two single lines connect Shoranur Junction to this mainline. From Shoranur the branch line to Nilambur branches off into the teak forests on the right, while the mainline continues on north and runs past Tirur, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod, and crosses the Karnataka border just before Ullal to enter the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. Just after the bridge across the Netravati River, 15 kilometers from the Kerala–Karnataka border, the lines to the Mangalore Central terminus branch off to the left. The mainline continues past Mangalore Junction (Kankanady) and past the Padil and Thokur station triangles to end at the Panambur New Mangalore port and its yards and sidings.[6]
The Mangalore area is unique for its complicated jurisdictional interchanges between zones and divisions. The Padil triangle including the station situated on the eastern side of the triangle come wholly under SR/PGT, and the South Western Railway (Mysore division) starts just a couple of meters after the Padil station and continues on eastwards towards Hassan and Mysore as the MHRDL line. Just a few kilometers north of Padil lies the Thokur triangle, which is again the interchange point between the Konkan Railway and the Southern Railway, but the southern line of the triangle belongs to SR/PGT while the two connecting lines to Konkan Railway. Palakkad division's northernmost point of jurisdiction lies here, just short of the Thokur station.
Stations
The list includes the stations under the Palakkad railway division and their station category.[7][8]
^"Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Palakkad railway division news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Palakkad railway division formerly Olavakkod railway division is one of the six administrative divisions of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways It is headquartered at city of Palakkad Kerala It is the smallest railway division in Southern Railway It was formed by dissolving the Podanur division Managing 588 route kilometers of track in the states of Kerala Tamil Nadu Karnataka and Mahe in the Union Territory of Puducherry it is one of the oldest railway divisions in India The major stations under this railway division are Palakkad Junction Shoranur Junction Kuttippuram Tirur Kozhikode Quilandi Thalassery Kannur Kasaragod Mangalore Central Mangalore Junction and Pollachi Junction The terminal facility of Palakkad division is situated in Shoranur Junction amp Mangalore Central of Karnataka state Palakkad railway divisionOverviewHeadquartersPalakkad Kerala IndiaLocaleKeralaTamil NaduPuducherryKarnatakaDates of operationAugust 31 1956 66 years ago 1956 08 31 TechnicalTrack gauge1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in Electrification25 kV AC 50 HzLength577 kilometres 359 mi Contents 1 History 1 1 Timeline 2 Area covered 3 Stations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditHon ble Dupty Railway Minister Shri Alagesan announce in parliament It has been decided to introduce the divisional system on the Southern Railway too and there will be one headquarter in the Kerala area in which the hon Member is interested and that will be at Olavakot 1 What is today the Palakkad railway division was formed on 31 August 1956 as the fifth division of the Southern Railway the first Railway Zone of the newly formed Indian Railways 2 It was named Olavakkod railway division at the time because it was headquartered at the railway junction situated at Olavakkod near Palakkad which was later renamed to Palakkad Junction At the time of its formation it managed the broad gauge trunk line from Jolarpet in Vellore district Tamil Nadu to Mangalore in Karnataka via Coimbatore and Shoranur including the Nilgiri Mountain Railway the Shoranur Cochin Harbor Terminus line and the Shoranur Nilambur Road branch line giving it a total of 1 247 km of route kilometers In 1979 the Shoranur CHTS line was delinked to create the new Thiruvananthapuram railway division reducing trackage of the division to 1132 km 3 Most of Palakkad division was made double track in the three following decades In 2007 the Palakkad division was cut in half as 623 km of route track from Jolarpettai to Podanur including the Coimbatore region and the NMR were removed from Palakkad division to create the Salem division reducing its route kilometers to 577 At this time 79 km of Meter Gauge track of the Palakkad Town Pollachi and Pollachi Podanur lines were granted to Palakkad as a consolation making its total trackage to 588 km 4 Timeline Edit 1956 Podanur division was dissolved and Palakkad Division formed under the name Olavakkod railway division 1976 Entire stretch from Jolarpettai to Irugur is double track 1979 Shoranur Ernakulam line is handed over the Thiruvananthapuram division 1984 Palakkad Shornur doubling completed 1991 Tiruppatur Salem line electrified 1992 Salem Erode line electrified 1994 Twin single lines effectively double between Podanur and Palghat opened 1995 Palakkad Shoranur line electrified 1996 Erode Palakkad line electrified 1997 Palakkad Jn Palakkad Town line electrified 2000 X class Meter Gauge locomotives were rebuilt and successfully run on Nilgiri Mountain Railway 2007 Palakkad loses more than half of its trackage to the newly formed Salem division 2014 Entire line stretch from Shoranur to Mangalore is double track 5 2016 Gauge conversion of the Palakkad Pollachi line completed 2017 Shoranur Mangalore line ElectrifiedArea covered EditThe Palakkad division starts just after Podanur Junction and proceeds westwards towards Kerala The double track line splits into two single track sections widely spaced apart after the Ettimadai station and pass through the jungles of the Palakkad Gap The two tracks briefly reunite at the Walayar station and then again split to join at Kanjikode At Palakkad junction the track to Palakkad Town and Pollachi branch off to the left The main line continues onwards to Shoranur and the division jurisdiction ends just after the bridge across the Bharathappuzha Two single lines connect Shoranur Junction to this mainline From Shoranur the branch line to Nilambur branches off into the teak forests on the right while the mainline continues on north and runs past Tirur Kozhikode Kannur and Kasargod and crosses the Karnataka border just before Ullal to enter the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka Just after the bridge across the Netravati River 15 kilometers from the Kerala Karnataka border the lines to the Mangalore Central terminus branch off to the left The mainline continues past Mangalore Junction Kankanady and past the Padil and Thokur station triangles to end at the Panambur New Mangalore port and its yards and sidings 6 The Mangalore area is unique for its complicated jurisdictional interchanges between zones and divisions The Padil triangle including the station situated on the eastern side of the triangle come wholly under SR PGT and the South Western Railway Mysore division starts just a couple of meters after the Padil station and continues on eastwards towards Hassan and Mysore as the MHRDL line Just a few kilometers north of Padil lies the Thokur triangle which is again the interchange point between the Konkan Railway and the Southern Railway but the southern line of the triangle belongs to SR PGT while the two connecting lines to Konkan Railway Palakkad division s northernmost point of jurisdiction lies here just short of the Thokur station Stations EditThe list includes the stations under the Palakkad railway division and their station category 7 8 Category of station No of stations Names of stationsNSG 1 Category 0 NSG 2 Category 1 KozhikodeNSG 3 Category 9 Palakkad Junction Shoranur Junction Mangalore Central Mangalore Junction Kannur Tirur Thalassery VadakaraNSG 4 Category 6 Kasaragod Kanhangad Payyanur Kuttippuram Koyilandy Ottapalam NSG 5 Category NSG 6 Category HG 1 Category HG 2 Category HG 3 Category Total Stations closed for Passengers BharathapuzhaSee also EditPalakkad Junction railway station Palakkad Railway Colony Southern Railway zone Thiruvananthapuram railway division Shoranur Junction railway stationReferences Edit https eparlib nic in bitstream 123456789 56190 1 lsd 01 12 03 04 1956 pdf page 17 S R Saritha 2012 Colonialism and modernisation history and development of southern railway a case study PDF shodhganga via INFLIBNET SALIENT FEATURES OF PALGHAT DIVISION PDF sr indianrailways gov in Southern Railway Palghat division gets more track with Left help Indian Express archive indianexpress com Retrieved 29 November 2016 Mangalore Shoranur track doubling complete commissioned The Times of India Retrieved 29 November 2016 PLAN OF PALGHAT DIVISION SHOWING SALIENT FEATURES PDF sr indianrailways gov in Southern Railway Statement showing Category wise No of stations in IR based on Pass earning of 2011 PDF Retrieved 15 January 2016 PASSENGER AMENITIES CRITERIA For Categorisation Of Stations PDF Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 15 January 2016 External links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Palakkad railway division amp oldid 1119746966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
