Vallathol Nagar railway station explained

Vallathol Nagar
Type:	Regional rail and Light rail station
Style:	Indian Railways
Coordinates:	10.7316°N 76.2813°W
Map Type:	India#India Kerala
Platform:	2
Parking:	No
Electrified:	Yes
Code:	VTK

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 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] 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]

Notes and References

Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 3 May 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 . 17 . 1 April 2023.
Web site: Bank engine derails near Vallathol Nagar. https://web.archive.org/web/20101023034852/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/20/stories/2010102058060300.htm. dead. 2010-10-23. The Hindu. 2010-10-20. 2013-07-09.
Web site: Forty assistant stationmaster's posts axed in Thiruvananthapuram railway division . The Hindu . 2013-07-09.
Web site: Vallathol Nagar Railway Station . 2013-07-09.
Web site: He fell on the same track where Soumya was pushed off train . The Hindu . 2013-07-09.
Web site: Demand to name station after poet . https://web.archive.org/web/20090513031703/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/08/stories/2009050851060200.htm. dead. 2009-05-13. The Hindu. 2009-05-08. 2013-07-09.