Irinjalakkuda Railway Station (Kallettumkara)
Irinjalakkuda is a small town in Trichur(Thrissur) district of Kerala. There is something unique of about its railway station. It is located away from the main town in a place called Kalletumkara. In fact it is quite difficult to get to the station! People who use the station normally will have their own transportation such as a bike as can be seen in the following picture.
You wonder why is it that the station is located here? This is the story I heard about Irinjalakkuda station.
When the railway line came though Irinjalakkuda, local elders were against the whole idea. They feared that trains would cause abortion and also that the trains will be used by thieves for easy access to the town!. So they protested against the railway line and got its direction changed. This ensured that even today the station is not accessible. It also affected the growth of the Railway station.
So even today Irinjalakkuda station gives out 'old style' manual tickets. Also train arrival is indicated by old type manual bell. The lonely station master there is responsible for everything at the station. He handles signalling systems, answers passenger queries and so on. This also means that he is in a permanent state of despair!
Comments
good work. i like what i see. good luck, cj. way to go.
Posted by: parashu | May 24, 2006 10:30 AM
A few old men might get damn skeptical about modernisation. But my brush with old people have always taught me they were Right, every time. Now this...ahan wait till I talk to my grandpa about this.
Posted by: anoop | May 24, 2006 06:05 PM
Tats okey with the past, but todays railways station premises is not at all upto the mark.. A lot of ppl from long places are using this station as the only mode for transport to distant places and no body is doin something for the betterment....
Posted by: jerilgeorge | November 8, 2006 01:29 AM