Kazhakoottam railway station

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Kazhakoottam
Kazhakoottam
	Light rail and Commuter rail station
Location	Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala ; India
Coordinates	8°33′22″N76°52′19″E / 8.556°N 76.872°E
Line(s)	Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram trunk line
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Disabled access	[ citation needed ]
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KZK
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Electrified	Yes
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	Kazhakoottam Location within India Kazhakoottam Kazhakoottam (Kerala)

Last updated July 26, 2019

Kazhakoottam Railway Station (Code:KZK) is one of the 5 railway stations serving the Indian city of Trivandrum, Kerala. It is the 4th most revenue generating railway station in Trivandrum district.^[1] The station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.

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Thiruvananthapuram railway division Railway division of India

Thiruvananthapuram railway division (TVC) is one of the six administrative divisions of the Southern Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. It has its headquarters at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala. It is the southernmost railway division of India and manages 625 km of route track and 108 railway stations in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The major stations of the division are Alappuzha, Aluva, Chengannur, Ernakulam Jn, Ernakulam Town, Kanyakumari, Kayamkulam Jn, Kochuveli, Kollam Jn, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram Central, Thrissur, and Varkala railway station.

Significance

It is located at Kazhakoottam, which is significant for its proximity to Technopark, Sainik School, Kinfra Film and Video Park, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, DCSMAT media school, PRASAD film lab, Vismayas Max.^[2]

Kazhakuttom is an IT, Industrial and residential area of Trivandrum city,the capital and largest metropolitan of the Indian state of Kerala. Kazhakuttom gained in significance because of its proximity to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, the Kerala Technopark and the Trivandrum International Stadium. The area around the Technopark is known as New Trivandrum. Kazhakuttom is known for its Agraharam and Mahadeva temples.

Technopark is a technology park in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Established on 18 November 1990 by the Government of Kerala, under chief minister E K Nayanar, it is the largest information technology (IT) park in India in terms of developed area. As of 2015 Technopark has 10 million sq ft (930 thousand m²) of built-up area, and is home to over 400 companies, employing more than 56,000 professionals, and it is still expanding, adding another 37 hectares as part of Phase III expansion, and 423 acres (171 ha) as Technocity—an integrated IT township near Pallippuram.

Sainik SchoolKazhakootam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, is a residential school for boys under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, located approximately 18 km away from Thiruvananthapuram city beside National Highway 66.

Layout

The station currently has three platforms. Food Corporation of India godown is situated in railway station premises.

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

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References

↑ "Kazhakuttam Railway Station". Details. India 9. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
↑ "Railways seeks Technopark help to develop Kazhakoottam station". Times Of India. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2012.

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[KZK_Details-1] "Kazhakuttam Railway Station". Details. India 9. Retrieved 21 February 2012.

[TOI_News_KZK_Devolopement-2] "Railways seeks Technopark help to develop Kazhakoottam station". Times Of India. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2012.