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Kozhikode railway station
Railway station in Kerala, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kozhikode railway station (also known as Kozhikode Main railway station)(station code: CLT[2]) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It was given by Kallingal Madathil Rarichan Moopan to the British Indian Railways for a lease agreement of 99 years. [3] It is one of the largest and major railway stations in the state of Kerala. At ₹200 crore (equivalent to ₹249 crore or US$29 million in 2023) in financial year 2018–19, it is the largest in terms of passenger revenue in the division.[4] The station has four platforms, two terminals and a total number of six tracks. The first platform has a capacity to accommodate trains with 24 coaches and second & third platform has the capacity to accommodate 20 coaches; and the fourth one has the capacity to accommodate 24 coaches.[5] It has a daily turnout exceeding 25,000 passengers. It is one of the major railway stations in Kerala with trains connecting the city to other major cities in India. The other railway stations in the city include Ferok, Kallayi Kozhikode South, Vellayil and West Hill.
An integrated security system was installed at the station in 2012 featuring baggage scanners, CCTVs and vehicle scanners.[6] The 125th anniversary of the station was celebrated on 2 January 2013.[7]
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History
The railway line to Kozhikode was opened to traffic on 2 January 1888 and at that time was western terminus of the Madras Railway. The first line in Malabar was laid between Chaliyam and Tirur, the former an important port town, back then. With the arrival of the new line to Calicut and its growth as an administrative centre, Chaliyam diminished in significance and the railway line to it was subsequently abandoned.[8]
The station houses several vintage fixtures including a recreation club named the Railway Institute built by the British adjacent to the station in 1888 to serve as a venue for the social life of the Railways' employees, and a cast iron mechanical pump set that was imported from England to pump water into steam locomotives.[9][10] The 125th anniversary of the station was celebrated on 2 January 2013. It has been ranked as "The Cleanest Railway Station of India" in January 2018 .[11]
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Infrastructure
The station has four platforms and two terminals. The first platform has a capacity to accommodate trains with 24 coaches and the third platform 20 coaches. The fourth one has the capacity to accommodate 24 coaches.[12] It heralds as the only A–1 graded station in Palakkad railway division with a daily turnout exceeding 25,000 passengers.[13]
Trains starting from Kozhikode
Major trains passing through Kozhikode
- Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express
- Mangaluru Central–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express (via Alappuzha)
- Kasaragod–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express (via Kottayam)
- Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express
- Ernakulam-Hazrat Nizamuddin Mangala Lakshadweep Express (via Kozhikode Konkan)
- Manglore central-Dr.MGR Chennai Central Westcoast Superfast Express (via Palakkad Erode jn)
- Manglore central-Thiruvananthapuram central Malabar Express (Via Ernakulam Town Kottayam)
- Manglore central-Thiruvananthapuram Central Maveli Express (Via Ernakulam Jn Alappey)
- Manglore Central-Nagercoil Jn Parasuram Express (Via Ernakulam Town Kottayam
- Manglore Central-Nagercoil Jn Ernad Express (Via Ernakulam Jn Alappey
- Kannur–Thiruvananthapuram Jan Shatabdi Express
- Yeswantpur Jn- Kannur express
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Ernakulam Duronto Express
- Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express
- Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
- Kochuveli–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express
- Kochuveli–Mangaluru Junction Antyodaya Express
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Services
It is one of the major railway stations in Kerala with trains connecting the city to other major cities in India such as Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Bangalore, Mangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Visakhapatnam, Jammu Tawi, Goa, and so forth. Other railway stations in the city include Ferok (code: FK), Kallayi Kozhikode South (code: KUL), Vellayil railway station (code: VLL) and West Hill railway station (code: WH).[14][15]
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Facilities
An integrated security system was installed at the station in 2012 featuring baggage scanners, CCTVs and vehicle scanners.[16]
- Reservation counters are open between 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Retirement Rooms (transit lodging facility)
- Cyber cafe
- Parcel booking Office
- Railway Mailing service (RMS) office
- Railway Protection Force – Circle office
- IRCTC Restaurants
- ATMs
- Pre-Paid autorickshaw counters[17]
- Pre-paid parking space[18]
- Escalator and elevator systems[19]
- Battery operated car facility for differently abled persons and senior citizens
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ATMs
The following bank-ATMs are available at the railway station:
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References
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