Vallathol Nagar railway station

Vallathol Nagar
Regional rail and Light rail station
Vallathol Nagar railway station
Coordinates	10°43′54″N 76°16′53″E / 10.7316°N 76.2813°ECoordinates: 10°43′54″N 76°16′53″E / 10.7316°N 76.2813°E
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
Electrified	Yes
Route map Legend km to Nilambur Road  Palakkad Junction   Shoranur Junction   Kozhikode  1 Bharathapuzha Halt Bharathappuzha PGT limits TVC limits 4 Vallathol Nagar 8 Mullurkara 17 Wadakkanchery 24 Mulankunnathukavu to Guruvayur 31 Punkunnam 33 Thrissur 40 Ollur 47 Pudukad Karuvannur River 50 Nellayi 57 Irinjalakuda 63 Chalakudi Chalakudy River 65 Divine Nagar 69 Koratty 74 Karukutty 78 Angamaly 84 Chovvara Periyar (river) 88 Aluva 94 Kalamassery 98 Edappally 104 Ernakulam Town to Kottayam 106 Ernakulam C Cabin 107 Ernakulam Junction to Alappuzha

Vallathol Nagar railway station (VTK) falls between Shoranur Junction and Mullurkara railway station in the Shoranur-Cochin Harbour section of Thrissur District. Vallathol Nagar railway station is operated by the Chennai-headquartered Southern Railways of the Indian Railways. It is the base station for Kerala Kalamandalam^[1][2][3][4]and last station in the Thiruvananthapuram railway division.

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.^[5]

References

1. "Bank engine derails near Vallathol Nagar". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
2. "Forty assistant stationmaster's posts axed in Thiruvananthapuram railway division". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
3. "Vallathol Nagar Railway Station". Retrieved 2013-07-09.
4. "He fell on the same track where Soumya was pushed off train". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
5. "Demand to name station after poet". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-09.