The Palakkad Divisional Railway opened a workplace and media country astatine the divisional office astatine Olavakode, adjacent here, connected Thursday. Palakkad has go the archetypal part successful Southern Railway to motorboat a full-fledged workplace for integer media communication.
Inaugurating the studio, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Madhukar Roat said that the workplace installation nether the Public Relations section would heighten the division’s outreach and transparency.
Palakkad part was rated the champion successful Southern Railway by winning the Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar during the 70th Railway Week celebrations aboriginal this month. The West Coast Express (train fig 22638) maintained astatine Mangaluru depot was rated the champion maintained bid successful Southern Railway and Palakkad Junction Railway Station the champion kept station.
In-house mag
Mr. Roat besides released Pragati, an in-house mag brought retired by the division’s Public Relations department. He said Pragati was the archetypal specified mag successful Indian Railway, showcasing the division’s achievements, initiatives and quality stories from the field.
Mr. Roat said that 80% enactment connected the ₹22.22-crore pit enactment astatine Palakkad had been completed. Once completed, it volition importantly summation attraction capacity, guarantee faster turnaround of rakes and alteration the part to present caller bid services from Palakkad, helium said.
Kulukkallur and Melattur stations are being developed into crossing stations by spending ₹28.5 crore and ₹27.5 crore each. Half of the enactment is complete. “On completion, they volition greatly amended bid moving clip betwixt Shoranur and Nilambur by reducing delays owed to crossings,” helium said.
Additional Divisional Manager K. Anil Kumar, Chief Project Manager S. Jayakrishnan, and Public Relations Officer B. Devadanam were present.

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