Kazhakuttam railway station

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Kazhakoottam
Light rail and Commuter rail station
Kazhakkoottam railway station, Jan 2020.jpg
LocationKazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
India
Coordinates8°33′22″N 76°52′19″E / 8.556°N 76.872°E / 8.556; 76.872
Elevation16m
Line(s)Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Disabled accessDisabled access[citation needed]
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKZK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
ElectrifiedYes
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km
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0
 Kollam Junction Bus interchangeferry/water interchangeParking
Chinnakada overpass
SP Office overpass
4.6
 Eravipuram
8.9
 MayyanadParking
Paravur Lake
12.4
 ParavurBus interchangeParking
Paravur town overpass
Edava Lake
17.0
 Kappil H.
19.9
 Edava
23.7
 VarkalaBus interchangeParking
Maithanam underpass
30.1
 Akathumuri
32.8
 KadakkavoorParking
Kadakkavoor overpass
35.9
 ChirayinkeezhuBus interchangeParking
40.0
 Perunguzhi
43.2
 Murukkampuzha
47.2
 Kaniyapuram
Kazhakuttam overpass
51.3
 KazhakuttamParking
57.5
 KochuveliBus interchangeAirport interchangeParking
Chakka overpass
62.1
 PettahParking
Kizhakkekotta overpass
64.6
 Thiruvananthapuram Central Bus interchangeParking
Down arrow to Nagercoil Junction
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Location
Kazhakoottam is located in India
Kazhakoottam
Kazhakoottam
Location within India

Kazhakuttam railway station (Code:KZK) is one of the 5 railway stations serving the Indian city of Trivandrum, Kerala. It lies on Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram rail line. Kazhakuttam is currently the 4th most revenue generating railway station in Trivandrum district.[1] The station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways.

A high-resolution, LED-based integrated passenger information system has been introduced at Thiruvananthapuram Central, Kollam, Ernakulam Jn and Thrissur, and will soon be introduced at Kazhakkoottam. Employees of Technopark hugely rely on the station. Recently, a basic food kiosk has been added.[citation needed]

Significance[]

It is located at Kazhakoottam, which is significant for its proximity to Technopark, Sainik School, Kinfra Film and Video Park, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, DCSMAT media school, PRASAD film lab, .[2]

Layout[]

The station currently has three platforms. Food Corporation of India godown is situated in railway station premises.

Services[]

Some of the trains stopping at the station:

Express trains

No. Train no Origin Destination Train name
1. 16629/16630 Thiruvananthapuram Central Mangalore Central Malabar Express
2. 16303/16304 Thiruvananthapuram Central Ernakulam Junction Vanchinad Express
3. 16649/16650 Nagercoil Junction Mangalore Central Parasuram Express
4. 12697/12698 Chennai Central Thiruvanananthapuram Central Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram Express
5. 16525/16526 Bangalore City Kanyakumari Island Express
Passenger Trains
Sl No. Train number Source Destination Name/Type
1 56307 Kollam Junction Trivandrum Central Passenger
2 56700 Madurai Punalur Passenger
3 66304 Kollam Junction Kanyakumari MEMU
4 56309 Kollam Junction Trivandrum Central Passenger
5 56304 Nagercoil Kottayam Passenger
6 56701 Punalur Madurai Passenger
7 56715 Punalur Kanniyakumari Passenger
8 56716 Kanniyakumari Punalur Passenger
9 66305 Kanyakumari Kollam Junction MEMU
10 56308 Trivandrum Central Kollam Junction Passenger

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kazhakuttam Railway Station". Details. India 9. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Railways seeks Technopark help to develop Kazhakoottam station". The Times of India. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2012.


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