Vallathol Nagar railway station

Vallathol Nagar railway station (station code: VTK) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It falls between Shoranur Junction and Mullurkara railway station in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Thrissur district. It is the base station for Kerala Kalamandalam^{[2][3][4][5][failed verification]} and last station in the Thiruvananthapuram railway division.

Vallathol Nagar
Regional rail and Light rail station
Vallathol Nagar railway station
General information
Coordinates	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
History
Electrified	Yes
Route map Shoranur–Ernakulam line Legend km Nilambur–Shoranur line to Nilambur Road Shoranur–Mangalore section to Kozhikode 0 Shoranur Junction SH 22 Jolarpettai–Shoranur line to Palakkad Junction 1 Bharathapuzha Halt Bharathappuzha River ↑ PGTTooltip Palakkad railway division limits ↓ TVCTooltip Thiruvananthapuram railway division limits SH 22 4 Vallathol Nagar Thazhepra overpass 8 Mullurkara SH 22 Aloor River SH 22 17 Wadakkanchery SH 76 Athani overpass Velappaya overpass 24 Mulankunnathukavu Pamboor overpass Thanikkudam River to Guruvayur SH 69 31 Punkunnam Kottapuram overpass Azhekoddan Road 33 Thrissur SH 22 Kappela overpass 40 Ollur Ollur overpass Manali River 47 Pudukad Karuvannur River 50 Nellayi Muriyad–Moorkanal canal SH 61 57 Irinjalakuda SH 51 Ashtamichira Road 63 Chalakudi Chalakudy River 65 Divine Nagar Muringoor overpass Koratty overpass 69 Koratty Pongam overpass 74 Karukutty Elavoor Road Manjally Thodu 78 Angamaly NH 544 Old Airport Road Airport Road 84 Chovvara Thuruth Bridge Periyar SH 16 88 Aluva Masjid Road 94 Kalamassery Old Kalamassery overpass NH 544 South Kalamassery overpass Edapally River NH 66 98 Edappally to Valarpadam Terminal Chittoor Road 104 Ernakulam Town North Railway overpass Pullepady overpass to Kottayam A L Jacob overpass 106 Ernakulam C Cabin 107 Ernakulam Junction SH 15 to Cochin Harbour Terminus to Alappuzha km This diagram: view talk edit
Location Vallathol Nagar Location within India Show map of India Vallathol Nagar Vallathol Nagar (Kerala) Show map of Kerala

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.^[6]

References

1. "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. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
2. "Bank engine derails near Vallathol Nagar". The Hindu. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
3. "Forty assistant stationmaster's posts axed in Thiruvananthapuram railway division". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
4. "Vallathol Nagar Railway Station". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
5. "He fell on the same track where Soumya was pushed off train". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
6. "Demand to name station after poet". The Hindu. 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2013.