Vallathol Nagar railway station

Railway station in Kerala, India

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Chalakudi Parking
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Divine Nagar
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Koratty overpass
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Ernakulam Town Parking
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Vallathol Nagar railway station (station code: VTK) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It falls between Shoranur Junction and Mullurkara railway station in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Thrissur district. It is the base station for Kerala Kalamandalam[2][3][4][5][failed verification] 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.[6]

References

  1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Bank engine derails near Vallathol Nagar". The Hindu. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Forty assistant stationmaster's posts axed in Thiruvananthapuram railway division". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Vallathol Nagar Railway Station". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  5. ^ "He fell on the same track where Soumya was pushed off train". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Demand to name station after poet". The Hindu. 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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