Vallathol Nagar railway station

Vallathol Nagar
Regional rail and Light rail station

Vallathol Nagar railway station
Coordinates 10°43′54″N 76°16′53″E / 10.7316°N 76.2813°E / 10.7316; 76.2813Coordinates: 10°43′54″N 76°16′53″E / 10.7316°N 76.2813°E / 10.7316; 76.2813
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section
Platforms 2
Construction
Parking No
Other information
Station code VTK
Fare zone Southern Railway zone
Electrified Yes
Route map
Legend
 km
Up arrowto Nilambur Road
 Palakkad Junction Right arrow 

Shoranur Junction
 Left arrow Kozhikode 
 1 Bharathapuzha Halt
Bharathappuzha
Up arrowPGT limits
Down arrowTVC limits
 4 Vallathol Nagar
 8 Mullurkara
 17 Wadakkanchery
 24 Mulankunnathukavu
UpperLeft arrowto Guruvayur
 31 Punkunnam
 33 Thrissur
 40 Ollur
 47 Pudukad
Karuvannur River
 50 Nellayi
 57 Irinjalakuda
 63 Chalakudi
Chalakudy River
 65 Divine Nagar
 69 Koratty
 74 Karukutty
 78 Angamaly
 84 Chovvara
Periyar (river)
 88 Aluva
 94 Kalamassery
 98 Edappally
 104 Ernakulam Town
LowerRight arrow to Kottayam
 106 Ernakulam C Cabin
 107 Ernakulam Junction
Down arrowto Alappuzha

Vallathol Nagar railway station (VTK) falls between Shoranur Junction and Mullurkara railway station in the Shoranur-Cochin Harbour section of Thrissur District. Vallathol Nagar railway station is operated by the Chennai-headquartered Southern Railways of the Indian Railways. It is the base station for Kerala Kalamandalam[1][2][3][4]and last station in the Thiruvananthapuram railway division.

History

The station is named after Vallathol Narayana Menon or popularly known as Mahakavi Vallathol, Kerala’s greatest poet in Malayalam language. Vallathol Narayana Menon was instrumental in establishing the Kerala Kalamandalam in Cheruthuruthi, a major centre for learning Indian performing arts, especially those that developed in Kerala.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Bank engine derails near Vallathol Nagar". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Forty assistant stationmaster's posts axed in Thiruvananthapuram railway division". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  3. ↑ "Vallathol Nagar Railway Station". Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  4. ↑ "He fell on the same track where Soumya was pushed off train". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Demand to name station after poet". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-09.


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