Kazhakuttam railway station

Kazhakoottam
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala India
Coordinates	8°33′22″N 76°52′19″E / 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

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.

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.

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.

Some of the trains stopping at the station:

Express trains

Passenger Trains

• Trivandrum Central
• Kochuveli railway station

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