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Bekal Fort railway station

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Bekal Fort railway station
Indian Railways station
Normal station
Bekal fort Railway station
General information
LocationPallikkara, Kasaragod, Kerala
India
Coordinates12°23′13″N 75°02′34″E / 12.3869°N 75.0429°E / 12.3869; 75.0429
Elevation150 Feet from sea
Owned byIndian railway
Operated byPalakkad division, Southern Railway
Line(s)Shoranur Mangaluru Double line
Platforms2
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleWheel chair
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBFR
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Palakkad
History
Opened1910
Closed-
Rebuilt2023 March 2
Electrified2016 May 1
Previous namesPallikkare Railway station
Passengers
2,00,00001,00,0000
Location
Bekal Fort railway station is located in India
Bekal Fort railway station
Bekal Fort railway station
Location within India
Bekal Fort railway station is located in Kerala
Bekal Fort railway station
Bekal Fort railway station
Bekal Fort railway station (Kerala)

Bekal Fort railway station (station code: BFR[1]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] 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.

A view of Bekal Beach Park from the station

References

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  1. ^ a b "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Bekal Fort (BFR)". Indian Rail Enquiry.
  3. ^ Aravind. "Bekal Fort Station – 9 Train Departures SR/Southern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.