Vaikom Road railway station

Vaikom Road
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
General information
LocationAppanchira, Kaduthuruthy, Kottayam, Kerala
India
Coordinates9°46′42″N 76°28′28″E / 9.778204°N 76.47438°E / 9.778204; 76.47438
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeVARD
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1956; 68 years ago (1956)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Vaikom Road is located in India
Vaikom Road
Vaikom Road
Location within India
Vaikom Road is located in Kerala
Vaikom Road
Vaikom Road
Vaikom Road (Kerala)

Vaikom Road railway station (station code: VARD) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a railway station in Kottayam district, Kerala and falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways.

It is one of the few railway stations in between Kottayam and Ernakulam where most of the long-distance trains halt for at least one minute.

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. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.