Chalakudi Railway Station (station code: CKI) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of

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. It is an important railway station between Irinjalakuda railway station and Divine Nagar railway station in the busy Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section in

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. Chalakudi railway station is operated by the

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-headquartered Southern Railways of the

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. It is an 'A' class station under Trivandrum division, and the second-largest station in Thrissur district after

Thrissur railway station Thrissur railway station (station code: TCR) is an NSG–2 category List of railway stations in India, Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station in Kerala, India. Thrissur al ...

. It is also the first station declared as Adarsh station in Thrissur district. The nearest airport is

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which is 19 kilometers away from here.

Trains passing through Chalakudi railway station

, 16343/16344 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM MADURAI AMRITHA EXPRESS (EXPERIMENTAL)

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