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Vadakara railway station
Vatakara railway station (Code:BDJ), alternatively known as Badagara railway station is a major railway station serving the City of Vatakara, 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.[2] Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Mangalore, Kolkata and so forth. This station has now been upgraded to a Model railway station (adarsh).[3]
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| Indian Railways station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Railway Station Road,Vatakara,Kerala India |
| Coordinates | 11°35′35″N 75°35′13″E / 11.593°N 75.587°E |
| Elevation | 10 m |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| 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 |
| Classification | NSG – 3; Class 'A' |
| History | |
| Opened | 1907 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Passengers | |
| 2018-19 | 9967 per day[1] |
| Location | |
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Facilities
- Online reservation counters
- Retirement rooms
- Parcel booking office
- Railway Mailing Service (RMS) office
- Refreshment stalls and book stalls
- Pre-paid parking
- State Bank ATM
- Railway information counter
- Cell phone recharge stalls
- RPF Out Post
- Railwire wifi
- Lifts
- Escalator
Upcoming facilities
- Second foot overbridge on the north side of the platform.
Gallery
References
- ^ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "58 COVID-19 Special Departures from Vadakara SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry". Indian Rail Info. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Accomplishments".
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