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Kazhakoottam
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationKazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala
India
Coordinates8°33′22N 76°52′19E / 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)
AccessibleDisabled access[citation needed]
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKZK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) ThiruvananthapuramTooltip Thiruvananthapuram railway division
History
ElectrifiedYes

Route map

Location

Kazhakoottam is located in India
Kazhakoottam

Kazhakoottam

Location within India

Kazhakoottam is located in Kerala
Kazhakoottam

Kazhakoottam

Kazhakoottam (Kerala)

Kazhakuttam railway station (station code: KZK) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway stationinThiruvananthapuram railway divisionofSouthern 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.

Significance

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
  • ^ "Kazhakuttam Railway Station". Details. India 9. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  • ^ "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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