Bekal Fort railway station explained

Bekal Fort railway station
Type:Indian Railways station
Normal station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Pallikkara, Kasaragod, Kerala
Country:India
Coordinates:12.3869°N 75.0429°W
Map Type:India#India Kerala
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Status:Functioning

Bekal Fort railway station (station code: BFR[1]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It 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.[2] Bekal Fort railway station handles around 10 trains[3] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 27 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 3 . PDF . 1 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Bekal Fort (BFR). Indian Rail Enquiry.
  3. Web site: Bekal Fort Station – 9 Train Departures SR/Southern Zone – Railway Enquiry. Aravind. indiarailinfo.com. 2020-01-23.