Vallathol_Nagar_railway_station

Vallathol Nagar railway station

Vallathol Nagar railway station

Railway station in Kerala, India

Vallathol Nagar railway station (station code: VTK) falls between Shoranur Junction and Mullurkara railway station in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Thrissur district. Vallathol Nagar railway station is operated by the Chennai-headquartered Southern Railways of the Indian Railways. It is the base station for Kerala Kalamandalam[1][2][3][4][failed verification] and last station in the Thiruvananthapuram railway division.

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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.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bank engine derails near Vallathol Nagar". The Hindu. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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    "Forty assistant stationmaster's posts axed in Thiruvananthapuram railway division". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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    "Vallathol Nagar Railway Station". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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    "He fell on the same track where Soumya was pushed off train". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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    "Demand to name station after poet". The Hindu. 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2013.


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