Kazhakuttam railway station

Kazhakuttam railway station (station code: KZK) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It is one of the 5 railway stations serving the Indian city of Trivandrum, 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 Trivandrum district.^[2] 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.

Kazhakoottam
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala India
Coordinates	8.556°N 76.872°E / 8.556; 76.872
Elevation	16m
Line(s)	Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Accessible	[citation needed]
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KZK
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	ThiruvananthapuramTooltip Thiruvananthapuram railway division
History
Electrified	Yes
Route map Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central trunk line Legend km to Ernakulam to Sengottai 0 Kollam Junction Chinnakada overpass SP Office overpass 4.6 Eravipuram 8.9 Mayyanad Paravur Lake 12.4 Paravur Paravur town overpass Edava Lake 17.0 Kappil H. 19.9 Edava 23.7 Varkala Maithanam underpass 30.1 Akathumuri 32.8 Kadakkavoor Kadakkavoor overpass 35.9 Chirayinkeezhu 40.0 Perunguzhi 43.2 Murukkampuzha 47.2 Kaniyapuram Kazhakuttam overpass 51.3 Kazhakuttam 57.5 Kochuveli Chakka overpass 62.1 Pettah Kizhakkekotta overpass 64.6 Thiruvananthapuram Central to Nagercoil Junction This diagram: view talk edit
Location Kazhakoottam Location within India Show map of India Kazhakoottam Kazhakoottam (Kerala) Show map of Kerala

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.^[3] Employees of Technopark and VSSC hugely rely on this station. ^{[citation needed]} 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 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

• Trivandrum Central
• Kochuveli railway station

References

1. "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
2. "Kazhakuttam Railway Station". Details. India 9. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
3. "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.