Bekal Fort railway station

Bekal Fort Railway Station പള്ളിക്കര സ്റേറഷൻ
Indian Railway Station Normal Station
Location	Pallikkere , Kasaragod, Kerala India
Coordinates	12°23′13″N 75°02′34″E / 12.3869°N 75.0429°ECoordinates: 12°23′13″N 75°02′34″E / 12.3869°N 75.0429°E
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BFR
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Palakkad

Bekal Fort Railway Station is one of the important railway station in Kasaragod district which serves thousands of people per day. It comes under the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.^[1] Bekal Fort Railway Station handles over 10 trains and serves about 5000 of people per day. It is situated next to the Bekal Fort Beach and near to the Bekal Fort. The older name of this railway station was Pallikkere Railway Station. But later, it was named after the Bekal Fort as 'Bekal Fort Railway Station'. The Indian Railway has about 13 acres of land in the surrounding of the Bekal Fort Railway Station.

A view of Bekal Beach Park from the station

Train timetable

The following trains serve this station:^[2]

Train No.	Train name	Type	Towards	Arriving time
56654	Mangalore Central - Calicut Passenger	Passenger	Shoranur	06:35
56661	Charvattur - Mangalore Central Passenger	Passenger	Mangalore	07:17
16629	Malabar Express	Express	Shoranur	08:04
56655	Kannur-Mangalore Passenger	Passenger	Mangalore	08:59
16347	Trivanduram-Mangalore Express	Express	Mangalore	09:11
56324	Mangalore-Coimbatore Fast Passenger	Passenger	Shoranur	09:21
56323	Coimbatore-Mangalore Fast Passenger	Passenger	Mangalore	17:39
56656	Mangalore Central-Kannur Passenger	Passenger	Shoranur	17:55
16630	Malabar Express	Express	Shoranur	19:35

References

1. "Bekal Fort (BFR)". Indian Rail Enquiry.
2. "Arrivals at BFR/Bekal Fort". IndiaRail.info.