Palakkad Town railway station (station code: PGTN) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in

Palakkad railway division Palakkad railway division (formerly ''Olavakkod railway division'') is one of the six administrative divisions of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is headquartered at city of Palakkad, Kerala. It is the smallest railway divisi ...

Southern Railway zone Southern Railway (SR) is one of the eighteen zones of Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Chennai and operates across the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and the union territory of Puducherry. The origin of the Southern Rai ...

. It is a railway station that serves city of

Palakkad Palakkad (), Renaming of cities in India, also known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery, is a city and a municipality in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of P ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

and falls under the

of the

Indian Railways Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...

. City is served by two railway stations,

Palakkad Junction railway station Palakkad Junction (formerly Olavakkode Junction)(station code: PGT) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is one of the largest railway stations in Kerala state, India situated ...

and Palakkad Town railway station.

Routes

(Single electrified BG) –Palakkad Town (Single Electric Line BG) Palakkad Town– Pollachi Jn

Recent Development

Pitline work has been started and is expected to start functioning by the December 25, 2025. This could make it not only a major railway hub in the city but also in the state.

References

Railway stations in India opened in 1904 Railway stations in Palakkad district Transport in Palakkad {{Kerala-railstation-stub