Kozhikode railway station (also known as Kozhikode Main railway station)(station code: CLT) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It was given by Kallingal Madathil Rarichan Moopan to the British Indian Railways for a lease agreement of 99 years. It is one of the largest and major railway stations in the state of Kerala. At in financial year 2018–19, it is the largest in terms of passenger revenue in the division. The station has four platforms, two terminals and a total number of six tracks. The first platform has a capacity to accommodate trains with 24 coaches and second & third platform has the capacity to accommodate 20 coaches; and the fourth one has the capacity to accommodate 24 coaches. It has a daily turnout exceeding 25,000 passengers. It is one of the major railway stations in Kerala with trains connecting the city to other major cities in India. The other railway stations in the city include , Kallayi Kozhikode South, Vellayil and .
An integrated security system was installed at the station in 2012 featuring baggage scanners, CCTVs and vehicle scanners. The 125th anniversary of the station was celebrated on 2 January 2013.
History
The railway line to Kozhikode was opened to traffic on 2 January 1888 and at that time was western terminus of the Madras Railway. The first line in Kerala was laid between Tirur and Chaliyam, the former an important port town, back then. With the arrival of the new line to Calicut and its growth as an administrative centre, Chaliyam diminished in significance and the railway line to it was subsequently abandoned.
The station houses several vintage fixtures including a recreation club named the Railway Institute built by the British adjacent to the station in 1888 to serve as a venue for the social life of the Railways' employees, and a cast iron mechanical pump set that was imported from England to pump water into steam locomotives. The 125th anniversary of the station was celebrated on 2 January 2013. It has been ranked as "The Cleanest Railway Station of India" in January 2018 .
Infrastructure The station has four platforms and two terminals. The first platform has a capacity to accommodate trains with 24 coaches and the third platform 20 coaches. The fourth one has the capacity to accommodate 24 coaches. It heralds as the only A–1 graded station in Palakkad railway division with a daily turnout exceeding 25,000 passengers.
Trains starting from Kozhikode #Train No.RouteToDistanceRemarks 1 12075/12076 Kozhikode–Thiruvananthapuram Jan Shatabdi Express Thiruvananthapuram Central 400 km 2 56602/56601 Kozhikode-Shornur Express 86 km 3 56617 Kozhikode-Kannur Express 86 km 4 56632 Kannur-Kozhikode Express 89 km 5 16511/16512 KSR bengaluru-Kozhikode Express KSR Bengaluru 590 km
Major trains passing through Kozhikode Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express Mangaluru Central–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express (via Alappuzha) Kasaragod–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express (via Kottayam) Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express Mangala Lakshadweep Express West Coast Superfast Express Malabar Express Maveli Express Parasuram Express Ernad Express Kannur–Thiruvananthapuram Jan Shatabdi Express Yesvantpur–Kannur Express Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Ernakulam Duronto Express Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express Kerala Sampark Kranti Express Kochuveli–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express Kochuveli–Mangaluru Junction Antyodaya Express Mangaluru–Coimbatore Intercity Express Nagercoil–Mangaluru Amrit Bharat Express Alleppey Executive Express Tirunelveli–Gandhidham Humsafar Express Rameswaram–Mangaluru Weekly Express
Services It is one of the major railway stations in Kerala with trains connecting the city to other major cities in India such as Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Bangalore, Mangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Visakhapatnam, Goa, and so forth. Other railway stations in the city include (code: FK), Kallayi Kozhikode South (code: KUL), Vellayil railway station (code: VLL) and West Hill railway station (code: WH).
Facilities An integrated security system was installed at the station in 2012 featuring baggage scanners, CCTVs and vehicle scanners.
Reservation counters are open between 6:00 am to 8:00 pm Retirement Rooms (transit lodging facility) Cyber cafe Parcel booking Office Railway Mailing service (RMS) office Railway Protection Force – Circle office IRCTC Restaurants ATMs Pre-Paid autorickshaw counters Pre-paid parking space Escalator and elevator systems Battery operated car facility for disabled persons and senior citizens
ATMs The following bank-ATMs are available at the railway station:
Indian Bank Indian Overseas Bank Canara Bank State Bank of India Punjab National Bank
See also List of railway stations in Kerala Koyilandy railway station
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