Kazhakuttam railway station (station code: KZK) 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 no Origin Destination Train name1.16629/16630Thiruvananthapuram CentralMangalore CentralMalabar Express2.16303/16304Thiruvananthapuram CentralErnakulam JunctionVanchinad Express3.16649/16650Mangalore CentralParasuram Express4.12697/12698Chennai CentralThiruvanananthapuram CentralChennai–Thiruvananthapuram Express5.16525/16526Island Express
Passenger Trains Sl No. Train number Source Destination Name/Type 1 56307 Kollam Junction Thiruvananthapuram Central Passenger 2 56700 Madurai Passenger 3 66304 Kollam Junction MEMU 4 56309 Kollam Junction Thiruvananthapuram Central Passenger 5 56304 Nagercoil Passenger 6 56701 Madurai Passenger 7 56715 Punalur Kanniyakumari Passenger 8 56716 Kanniyakumari Punalur Passenger 9 66305 Kollam Junction MEMU 10 56308 Kollam Junction Passenger
See also Thiruvananthapuram Central Kochuveli railway station
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