Kazhakoottam railway station

Kazhakoottam കഴക്കൂട്ടം
Light rail and Commuter rail station
Location	Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India
Coordinates	8°33′22″N 76°52′19″E / 8.556°N 76.872°ECoordinates: 8°33′22″N 76°52′19″E / 8.556°N 76.872°E
Line(s)	Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram trunk line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KZK
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Electrified	Yes
Route map Legend km to Kayamkulam Junction to Punalur Overpass 0 Kollam Junction Chinnakada Overpass FCI Siding SP Office Overpass 4 Eravipuram Arattukulam 9 Mayyanad Paravur Lake 12 Paravur Paravur town Overpass Kilimukkam Lake 17 Kappil 20 Edavai 24 Varkala Sivagiri Underpass 30 Akathumuri Anchuthengu Kayal 33 Kadakkavoor Vamanapuram River 36 Chirayinkeezhu 40 Perunguzhi Kadinamkulam Lake 43 Murukkampuzha 47 Kaniyapuram 51 Kazhakoottam 54 Veli Veli Lake 58 Kochuveli 62 Thiruvananthapuram Pettah 65 Thiruvananthapuram Central Overpass to Nagercoil Junction

Kazhakoottam Railway Station (Code:KZK}\) is a railway station in the Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.^[1] The station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.

Significance

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

Layout

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

See also

• Trivandrum Central
• Kochuveli railway station

References

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