▁from ▁Sil ent ▁Valley ▁National ▁Park . ▁It ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁major ▁railway ▁hub ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Pal ak k ad ▁in ▁Ker ala ▁while ▁the ▁secondary ▁hub ▁being ▁the ▁smaller ▁Pal ak k ad ▁Town ▁railway ▁station ▁which ▁is ▁situated ▁within ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁from ▁Pal ak k ad ▁K SR TC ▁bus ▁stand . ▁O lav ak k ode ▁is ▁a ▁satellite ▁town ▁of ▁Pal ak k ad ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁N H ▁ 2 1 3 ▁which ▁connect s ▁Pal ak k ad ▁to ▁K oz h ik ode . ▁The ▁station ▁falls ▁in ▁the ▁Pal ak k ad ▁railway ▁division . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁important ▁railway ▁stations ▁of ▁Southern ▁Railway ▁zone ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Rail ways . ▁ ▁L ines ▁Pal ak k ad ▁J unction ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁J ol arp etta i - S hor an ur ▁railway ▁line ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁termin ating ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁Pal ak k ad - Mad ur ai ▁rail ▁line . ▁The ▁other ▁station ▁serving ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁Pal ak k ad ▁Town ▁railway ▁station . ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁five ▁platforms . ▁Platform s ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁trains ▁going ▁towards ▁Sh or an ur , ▁Th r iss ur ▁and ▁Pal ak k ad ▁Town ▁where ▁as ▁platforms ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 5 ▁are ▁mainly ▁used ▁for ▁trains ▁going ▁towards ▁Chen na i