Vadakannikaapuram railway station | |
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![]() Meenakshipuram near Pollachi | |
Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Indian Railways |
Termini | |
Service | |
Rolling stock | WAP4, WDM2, WDG3, WDP3, WDM3 |
History | |
Opened | 1898 |
Technical | |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
Old gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
metre gauge
dual gauge (between Palakkad Junction and Palakkad Town Railway Station) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (between Palakkad Town Railway Station and Pollachi Junction) |
Electrification | Partly electrified |
Vadakannikaapuram railway station is on the Palakkad–Pollachi line, which is a branch line between Palakkad and Pollachi in the state of Kerala, India. [1]
The line was functioning completely between Palakkad Junction and Palakkad Town. [2] The section of the line between Palakkad Town and Pollachi completed safety testing on 2 October 2015. [3] The safety inspection that followed conversion of the track was completed on 7 October 2015. [3] The line was approved for passenger train services by the Commissioner of Railway Safety on 8 October 2015. [4]
Vadakannikaapuram railway station | |
---|---|
![]() Meenakshipuram near Pollachi | |
Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Indian Railways |
Termini | |
Service | |
Rolling stock | WAP4, WDM2, WDG3, WDP3, WDM3 |
History | |
Opened | 1898 |
Technical | |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
Old gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
metre gauge
dual gauge (between Palakkad Junction and Palakkad Town Railway Station) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (between Palakkad Town Railway Station and Pollachi Junction) |
Electrification | Partly electrified |
Vadakannikaapuram railway station is on the Palakkad–Pollachi line, which is a branch line between Palakkad and Pollachi in the state of Kerala, India. [1]
The line was functioning completely between Palakkad Junction and Palakkad Town. [2] The section of the line between Palakkad Town and Pollachi completed safety testing on 2 October 2015. [3] The safety inspection that followed conversion of the track was completed on 7 October 2015. [3] The line was approved for passenger train services by the Commissioner of Railway Safety on 8 October 2015. [4]