Bekal Fort railway station

Bekal Fort railway station is an 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 around 10 trains[2] 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 Railways has about 13 acres of land in the surrounding of the Bekal Fort railway station.

A view of Bekal Beach Park from the station

Bekal Fort railway station
Indian Railways station
Normal station
LocationPallikkara, Kasaragod, Kerala
India
Coordinates12.3869°N 75.0429°E / 12.3869; 75.0429
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBFR
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Palakkad
Location
Bekal Fort railway station
Location within India
Bekal Fort railway station
Bekal Fort railway station (Kerala)

References

  1. "Bekal Fort (BFR)". Indian Rail Enquiry.
  2. Aravind. "Bekal Fort Station – 9 Train Departures SR/Southern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.


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