Palakkad division sweeps top honours in Southern Railway

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Palakkad Divisional Railway Manager Madhukar Roat (second from left) and his colleagues assistance   the Southern Railway’s wide    ratio  trophy.

Palakkad Divisional Railway Manager Madhukar Roat (second from left) and his colleagues assistance the Southern Railway’s wide ratio trophy.

The Palakkad Railway Division was ecstatic connected Thursday, having been awarded the prestigious Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar during the 70th Railway Week celebrations.

West Coast Express (train fig 22638) maintained astatine Mangaluru depot has been recognised arsenic the champion maintained bid successful Southern Railway, portion Palakkad Junction Railway Station has taken apical honours arsenic the champion kept presumption successful the region.

In summation to respective show shields, the part besides bagged the General Manager’s Overall Efficiency Shield, the highest honour conferred connected immoderate part successful the Southern Railway.

The unit   astatine  Palakkad Railway Division office  posing for a photograph  with the trophies the part  won.

The unit astatine Palakkad Railway Division office posing for a photograph with the trophies the part won.

Divisional Railway Manager Madhukar Roat, who led the celebrations, said it was a infinitesimal of pridefulness for the division. “Our part topped successful the Southern Railway for efficiency, innovation and wide excellence,” said Mr. Roat.

The different awards the Palakkad part received were successful functional domains similar engineering efficiency, mechanical efficiency, unit efficiency, manpower readying efficiency, enactment survey efficiency, Rail Madad performance, and electrical vigor conservation.

According to Mr. Roat, West Coast Express bagging the champion maintained bid grant highlighted the dedication of Mangaluru coaching depot unit successful upholding rigorous attraction standards, method excellence, and cleanliness practices.

Palakkad Divisional Manager Madhukar Roat (middle) addressing the media astatine  his bureau   astatine  Olavakode connected  Thursday.

Palakkad Divisional Manager Madhukar Roat (middle) addressing the media astatine his bureau astatine Olavakode connected Thursday.

Mr. Roat said 16 stations successful the Palakkad part were being modernised nether the Amrit Bharat scheme. While 2 stations were inaugurated, respective others were acceptable for inauguration. Kannur presumption would beryllium the past among the 16 to beryllium inaugurated successful March adjacent year.

The DRM attributed the Palakkad division’s accordant show to strategical planning, continuous monitoring, and a civilization of work and innovation that permeated each departments.

Additional Divisional Railway Managers S. Jayakrishnan and K. Anil Kumar accompanied Mr. Roat.

Published - October 09, 2025 08:33 p.m. IST

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