Vadakara railway station

Vatakara railway station (also known as Badagara railway station)(station code: BDJ^[2]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[3] It is a major railway station serving the City of Vatakara, Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railway zone. The station has 3 platforms and 3 tracks. Although no trains originate from this station, most of the important trains passing through stop here.^[4] 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).^[5]

Vatakara Railway Station
Indian Railways station
General information
Other names	Badagara Railway Station
Location	Railway Station Road, Vatakara,Kerala India
Coordinates	11°35′35″N 75°35′13″E / 11.593°N 75.587°E / 11.593; 75.587
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
Accessible
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 Vatakara Railway Station Location within India Show map of India Vatakara Railway Station Vatakara Railway Station (Kerala) Show map of Kerala

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

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References

1. "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
2. (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
3. (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
4. "58 COVID-19 Special Departures from Vadakara SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry". Indian Rail Info. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
5. "Accomplishments".

 

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