Kokkalai is one of the business districts of Thrissur city in Kerala state, India

India

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. Thrissur Railway Station

Thrissur Railway Station

Thrissur Railway Station is the busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of number of trains, located in Thrissur, India. As of 2006, 55 pairs of trains passed through the station on an average day...

, one of busiest and important railway junctions in South India, connecting Thrissur city with the rest of Kerala and India, is situated here. It also houses Thrissur KSRTC Bus Station

Thrissur KSRTC Bus Station

State-owned Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Thrissur Bus Station is situated in Kokkalai in the heart of the Thrissur city. The bus station is very near to the Thrissur Railway Station. It runs long distance, inter-state and city services. It is a particularly important station because of...

 and a veterinary hospital run by Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala Agricultural University is the primary and the principal instrumentality of the Kerala state in providing human resources, and skills and technology, required for the sustainable development of its agriculture, defined broadly encompassing all production activities based on land and water,...

. Hotel Sidhartha Regency and Hotel Casino are in the heart of Kokkalai. This is the western part of the city.