Vadakannikaapuram railway station

Vadakannikaapuram railway station is on the Palakkad–Pollachi line, which is a branch line between Palakkad and Pollachi in the state of Kerala, India.^[1]

Vadakannikaapuram railway station
Meenakshipuram near Pollachi
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Termini	Palakkad Junction Pollachi Junction
Service
Rolling stock	WAP4, WDM2, WDG3, WDP3, WDM3
History
Opened	1898
Technical
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Old gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge dual gauge (between Palakkad Junction and Palakkad Town Railway Station) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (between Palakkad Town Railway Station and Pollachi Junction)
Electrification	Partly electrified

History

The line was functioning completely between Palakkad Junction and Palakkad Town.^[2] The section of the line between Palakkad Town and Pollachi completed safety testing on 2 October 2015.^[3] The safety inspection that followed conversion of the track was completed on 7 October 2015.^[3] The line was approved for passenger train services by the Commissioner of Railway Safety on 8 October 2015.^[4]