The first section started from Chalakudy and ends at Anapantham covering a length of 21 miles.
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As it is the forest headquarters, Chalakudy used to house the tramway workshop and timber yard.
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Cochin State Forest Tramway is narrow gauge railway line and a historical forest tramway running from the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in Palakkad District to Chalakudy in Thrissur District.
56th Santosh Trophy 2000 was held from 19 March to 23 April 2000 in Thrissur (for the second time) and Chalakudy, Kerala.