Kazhakuttam railway station


Kazhakuttam railway station is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is one of the 5 railway stations serving the Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the state of Kerala. It lies on the Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram rail line. Kazhakuttam is currently the 4th-most revenue generating railway station in Thiruvananthapuram district. The station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone, Indian Railways. Kaniyapuram and Veli railway stations are the nearby stations on the north and south, respectively.

Significance

It is located at Kazhakoottam, which is significant for its proximity to the IT hub of the state Technopark, Sainik School, Kinfra Film and Video Park, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, DCSMAT media school, PRASAD film lab, Vismayas Max. Employees of Technopark and VSSC hugely rely on this station. Food Corporation of India godown is also situated in the railway station premises.

Layout

The station has currently three platforms. Recently, a basic food kiosk has been also added. 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.

Services

Some of the trains stopping at the station:
Express trains
No.Train noOriginDestinationTrain name
1.16629/16630Thiruvananthapuram CentralMangalore CentralMalabar Express
2.16303/16304Thiruvananthapuram CentralErnakulam JunctionVanchinad Express
3.16649/16650Mangalore CentralParasuram Express
4.12697/12698Chennai CentralThiruvanananthapuram Central
5.16525/16526Island Express

;Passenger Trains
Sl No.Train numberSourceDestinationName/Type
156307Kollam JunctionThiruvananthapuram CentralPassenger
256700MaduraiPassenger
366304Kollam JunctionMEMU
456309Kollam JunctionThiruvananthapuram CentralPassenger
556304NagercoilPassenger
656701MaduraiPassenger
756715PunalurKanniyakumariPassenger
856716KanniyakumariPunalurPassenger
966305Kollam JunctionMEMU
1056308Kollam JunctionPassenger