Chalakudi Railway Station (station code: CKI) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is an important railway station between Irinjalakuda railway station and Divine Nagar railway station in the busy Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section in Thrissur district. Chalakudi railway station is operated by the Chennai-headquartered Southern Railways of the Indian Railways. It is an 'A' class station under Trivandrum division, and the second-largest station in Thrissur district after Thrissur railway station. It is also the first station declared as Adarsh station in Thrissur district. [2][3] The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport which is 19 kilometers away from here.[4]
Chalakudi | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°18′07″N 76°19′19″E / 10.302°N 76.322°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | CKI | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railway | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 10000 per day (includes up and down passengers, may vary) | |||||||||||
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| Location | |||||||||||
  Chalakudi Location within India  Chalakudi Chalakudi (Kerala) | |||||||||||
Trains passing through Chalakudi railway station edit
| No. | Train no. | Origin | Destination | Train name |
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| 1. | 22640/22639 | Alleppey | Chennai | Alleppey–Chennai Superfast Express |
| 2. | 16307/16308 | Alleppey | Cannanore | Alleppey–Kannur Express |
| 3. | 16341/16342 | Guruvayur | Trivandrum | Guruvayur–Trivandrum Intercity Express |
| 4. | 12512/12511 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Gorakhpur Junction | Raptisagar Express |
| 5. | 16302/16301 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Shoranur Junction | Venad Express |
| 6. | 22646/22645 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Indore Junction | Ahilyanagari Express |
| 7. | 16128/16127 | Guruvayur | Chennai Egmore | Guruvayur Express |
| 8. | 16606/16605 | Nagercoil | Mangalore | Ernad Express |
| 9. | 16865/16866 | Ernakulam South | Karaikal | Tea Garden Express |
| 10. | 16305/16306 | Ernakulam South | Kannur | Intercity Express |
| 11. | 16307/16308 | Ernakulam South | Kannur | Executive Express |
| 12. | 12522/12521 | Ernakulam South | Barauni | Raptisagar Superfast Express |
| 13. | 16649/16650 | Mangalore | Nagercoil | Parasuram Express |
| 14. | 16381/16382 | Mumbai CST | Kanyakumari | Jayanthi Janatha Express |
| 15. | 16525/16526 | Kanyakumari | Bangalore | Island Express |
| 16. | 16629/16630 | Trivandrum | Mangalore | Malabar Express |
| 17. | 16347/16348 | Trivandrum | Mangalore | Mangalore Express |
| 18. | 22647/22648 | Korba | Trivandrum | Korba Superfast Express |
| No. | Train no. | Origin | Destination |
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| 1. | 56608 | Ernakulam South | Shoranur |
| 2. | 56606 | Ernakulam South | Shoranur |
| 3. | 66612 | Ernakulam South | Palakad Jn (MEMU) |
| 4. | 56375 | Ernakulam South | Guruvayur |
| 5. | 56370 | Ernakulam South | Guruvayur |
| 6. | 56606 | Ernakulam South | Guruvayur |
| 7. | 56363 | Ernakulam South | Nilambur |
| 8. | 56366 | Punalur | Guruvayur (FP) |
| 9. | 56608 | Ernakulam South | Guruvayur |
References edit
- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "CHALAKUDI Railway Station Details". Indian Trains. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Chalakudi Railway Station". Makemytrip. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ Ghosh, Pran Pratim. "Trains to Chalakkudy Station – 46 Arrivals SR/Southern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 27 June 2019.