Kokkalai is one of the business districts of
Thrissur
Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...
city in
Kerala
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state,
India
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.
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 ...
, one of the busiest and most important railway junctions in South India, connecting
Thrissur
Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...
city with the rest of
Kerala
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and
India
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, is situated here. It also houses
Thrissur KSRTC Bus Station and a
veterinary
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hospital run by
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
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Animal ...
. Hotel Sidhartha Regency and Hotel Casino are in the heart of Kokkalai. This is the southern part of the city.
References
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Suburbs of Thrissur city
Shopping districts and streets in India