Vallathol Nagar railway station

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.

Vallathol Nagar
Regional rail and Light rail station
Vallathol Nagar railway station
Coordinates10.7316°N 76.2813°E / 10.7316; 76.2813
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section
Platforms2
Construction
ParkingNo
Other information
Station codeVTK
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
ElectrifiedYes
Route map
km
Shoranur Junction
1
Bharathapuzha Halt
Bharathappuzha
PGT limits
TVC limits
4
Vallathol Nagar
8
Mullurkara
17
Wadakkanchery
24
Mulankunnathukavu
31
Punkunnam
33
Thrissur
40
Ollur
47
Pudukad
50
Nellayi
57
Irinjalakuda
63
Chalakudi
65
Divine Nagar
69
Koratty
74
Karukutty
78
Angamaly
84
Chovvara
88
Aluva
94
Kalamassery
98
Edappally
104
Ernakulam Town
106
Ernakulam C Cabin
107
Ernakulam Junction
km
Location
Vallathol Nagar
Location within India
Vallathol Nagar
Vallathol Nagar (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.[5]

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