| Vatakara Railway Station | |
| Type: | Indian Railways station |
| Style: | Indian Railways |
| Other Name: | Badagara Railway Station |
| Address: | Railway Station Road, Vatakara,Kerala |
| Country: | India |
| Map Type: | India#India Kerala |
| Elevation: | 10 m |
| Line: | Shoranur–Mangalore section |
| Other: | Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand |
| Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
| Platform: | 3 |
| Tracks: | 3 |
| Parking: | Yes |
| Opened: | 1907 |
| Electrified: | Yes |
| Classification: | NSG – 3; Class 'A' |
| Owned: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | Southern Railway |
| Status: | Functioning |
| Passengers: | 9967 per day[1] |
| Pass Year: | 2018-19 |
Vatakara railway station (also known as Badagara railway station)(station code: BDJ[2]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.[3] It is a major railway station serving the City of Vatakara, Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railway zone. The station has 3 platforms and 3 tracks. Although no trains originate from this station, most of the important trains passing through stop here.[4] Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Mangalore, Kolkata and so forth. This station has now been upgraded to a Model railway station (adarsh).[5]