Mulankunnathukavu railway station
Railway station in Thrissur, Kerala, India
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Mulangunnathukavu railway station (station code: MGK) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is in Mulakunnathukavu, a panchayat in Puzhakkal block of Thrissur, which is situated between Wadakkanchery railway station and Punkunnam railway station in the busy Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section.
Mulangunnathukavu | |||||
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Second platform of Mulangunnathukavu Railway Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Mulangunnathukavu, Kerala, India | ||||
| Coordinates | 10.5958°N 76.2076°E | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||
| Line | Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
Cycle facilities | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MGK | ||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railway | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | June 2, 1902 | ||||
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The station is used as shuttle station for Thrissur railway station that is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south. It is just 250 metres (820 ft) away from State Highway 22 (Kerala). Ticketing is computerized and there are also basic parking facilities on site. A Food Corporation of India storage facility is located close nearby. Only passenger trains and MEMU trains stop here. The line presently connects only trains through the cities of Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Shornur, Tirur (Malappuram), Thalassery, Kannur and Coimbatore.
