| Kozhikode | |
| Other Name: | Kozhikode Main Railway Station |
| Style: | Indian Railways |
| Type: | Express train and Passenger train station |
| Address: | Railway Station Road, near Apsara Theatre, Kozhikode, Kerala, |
| Country: | India |
| Owned: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | Southern Railway zone |
| Line: | Shoranur–Mangalore section |
| Platform: | 4(1,2,3,4) |
| Tracks: | 6 |
| Other: | Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand |
| Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
| Parking: | Yes |
| Status: | Functioning |
| Electrified: | Yes |
| Former: | Calicut Railway Station |
| Passengers: | 28,463 per day[1] |
| Pass Year: | 2016–17 |
| Pass Rank: | 2 (in Kerala) 1 (in Palakkad division) |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map |
Kozhikode railway station (also known as Calicut railway station or Kozhikode Main railway station)(station code: CLT[2]) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It was given by Kallingal Madathil Rarichan Moopan to the British Indian Railways for a lease agreement of 99 years. [3] It is one of the largest and major railway stations in the state of Kerala. At in financial year 2018–19, it is the largest in terms of passenger revenue in the division.[4] The station has four platforms, two terminals and a total number of six tracks. The first platform has a capacity to accommodate trains with 24 coaches and second & third platform has the capacity to accommodate 20 coaches; and the fourth one has the capacity to accommodate 24 coaches.[5] It has a daily turnout exceeding 25,000 passengers. It is one of the major railway stations in Kerala with trains connecting the city to other major cities in India. The other railway stations in the city include, Kallayi Kozhikode South, Vellayil and .
An integrated security system was installed at the station in 2012 featuring baggage scanners, CCTVs and vehicle scanners.[6] The 125th anniversary of the station was celebrated on 2 January 2013.[7]
The railway line to Calicut (now Kozhikode) was opened to traffic on 2 January 1888 and at that time was western terminus of the Madras Railway. The first line in Malabar was laid between Chaliyam and Tirur, the former an important port town, back then. With the arrival of the new line to Calicut and its growth as an administrative centre, Chaliyam diminished in significance and the railway line to it was subsequently abandoned.[8]
The station houses several vintage fixtures including a recreation club named the Railway Institute built by the British adjacent to the station in 1888 to serve as a venue for the social life of the Railways' employees, and a cast iron mechanical pump set that was imported from England to pump water into steam locomotives.[9] [10] The 125th anniversary of the station was celebrated on 2 January 2013. It has been ranked as "The Cleanest Railway Station of India" in January 2018 .[11]
The station has four platforms and two terminals. The first platform has a capacity to accommodate trains with 24 coaches and the third platform 20 coaches. The fourth one has the capacity to accommodate 24 coaches.[12] It heralds as the only A–1 graded station in Palakkad railway division with a daily turnout exceeding 25,000 passengers.[13]
| Train No. | Route | To | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12075/12076 | 400 km | ||
| 2 | 06454/06455 | Kozhikode-Shornur Express | 86 km | |
| 3 | 06495/06496 | Kozhikode-Shornur Express | 86 km | |
| 4 | 06481 | Kozhikode-Kannur Express | 89 km | |
| 5 | 56652/56653 | Kozhikode-Kannur Express | 89 km | |
| 6 | 16610 | Mangaluru-Kozhikode Express | 221 km | |
It is one of the major railway stations in Kerala with trains connecting the city to other major cities in India such as Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Bangalore, Mangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Visakhapatnam, Jammu Tawi, Goa, and so forth. Other railway stations in the city include (code: FK), Kallayi Kozhikode South (code: KUL), Vellayil railway station (code: VLL) and West Hill railway station (code: WH).[14] [15]
An integrated security system was installed at the station in 2012 featuring baggage scanners, CCTVs and vehicle scanners.[16]
The following bank-ATMs are available at the railway station: