Kazhakoottam railway station

Kazhakoottam
Light rail and Commuter rail station
Location Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
India
Coordinates 8°33′22″N 76°52′19″E / 8.556°N 76.872°E / 8.556; 76.872Coordinates: 8°33′22″N 76°52′19″E / 8.556°N 76.872°E / 8.556; 76.872
Line(s) Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram trunk line
Platforms 2
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Disabled access
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code KZK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
Electrified Yes
Route map
 km
Up arrowto Kayamkulam Junction
Right arrowto Sengottai via Punalur
 Kallumthazham Overpass
 Chemmanmukku Overpass
 0 Kollam Junction Bus interchangeParking
 Chinnakada Overpass
Left arrowFCI Siding
 SP Office Overpass
 4 Eravipuram
Arattukulam
 9 Mayyanad
Paravur Lake
 12 Paravur Parking
 Paravur town Overpass
Kilimukkam Lake
 17 Kappil
 20 Edavai
 24 Varkala Bus interchangeParking
 VarkalaUnderpass
 30 Akathumuri
Anchuthengu Kayal
 33 Kadakkavoor Parking
Vamanapuram River
 36 Chirayinkeezhu Bus interchangeParking
 40 Perunguzhi
Kadinamkulam Lake
 43 Murukkampuzha
 47 Kaniyapuram
 51 Kazhakoottam Parking
 54 Veli
Veli Lake
 58 Kochuveli Bus interchangeParking
 62 Thiruvananthapuram Pettah Parking
 65 Trivandrum CentralAirport interchangeBus interchangeParking
 Overpass
Down arrowto Nagercoil Junction

Kazhakoottam Railway Station (Code:KZK) is a railway station (NSG 5 Category) in the Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[1] The station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.

Provision of High Resolution LED based integrated passenger information System were introduced at Thiruvananthapuram central, Kollam, Ernakulam Jn and Thrissur through advertisement mode, and is being extended to Kazhakkoottam. A minor catering stall has started working here recently.

Significance

It is located at Kazhakoottam, which gained in significance because of proximity to Technopark, Sainik School, Kinfra Film and Video Park, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, DCSMAT media school, PRASAD film lab, Vismayas Max.[2]

Layout

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


Services

Some of the major trains having halt 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". Times Of India. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
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