Owned by Indian Railways Station code VTK Electrified Yes Platforms in use 2 | Parking No Fare zone Southern Railway zone Owner Indian Railways | |
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Line(s) Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Address Cheruthuruthy, Kerala 679531 Similar Mullurkara railway station, Ollur railway station, Wadakkanchery railway station, Koratty railway station, Punkunnam 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 Kalamandalamand 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.
References
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