Vadakara railway station

Vatakara railway station (also known as Badagara railway station)(station code: BDJ ) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. 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. 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).

Facilities

 * Online reservation counters
 * Retirement rooms
 * Parcel booking office
 * Railway Mailing Service (RMS) office
 * Refreshment stalls and book stalls
 * Pre-paid parking
 * State Bank ATM
 * Railway information counter
 * Cell phone recharge stalls
 * RPF Out Post
 * Railwire wifi
 * Lifts
 * Escalator

Upcoming facilities

 * Second foot overbridge on the north side of the platform.