Kazhakuttam railway station

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kazhakoottam
| type = [[Light rail]] and [[Commuter rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Kazhakkoottam railway station, Jan 2020.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = [[Kazhakoottam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|8.556|76.872|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Kerala
| elevation = 16m
| line = [[Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 3
| tracks = 4
| parking =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KZK
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{abbrlink|Thiruvananthapuram|Thiruvananthapuram railway division}}
}}
| owned =
| operator =
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
| route_map = {{Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Central trunk line}}
}}

'''Kazhakuttam railway station''' (Code:KZK) is one of the 5 railway stations serving the Indian city of [[Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]]. It lies on [[Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line|Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram rail line]]. Kazhakuttam is currently the 4th most revenue generating railway station in Trivandrum district.<ref name="KZK Details">{{cite web|title=Kazhakuttam Railway Station|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kazhakuttam-Railway-Station-65808.htm|work=Details|publisher=India 9|access-date=21 February 2012}}</ref> The station falls under the [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]], [[Indian Railways]].

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. Employees of Technopark hugely rely on the station. Recently, a basic food kiosk has been added.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

==Significance==

It is located at [[Kazhakoottam]], which is significant for its proximity to [[Technopark, Trivandrum|Technopark]], [[Sainik School, Kazhakootam|Sainik School]], [[Kinfra Film and Video Park]], [[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]], DCSMAT media school, [[Prasad Studios|PRASAD film lab]], [[Vismayas Max]].<ref name="TOI News KZK Devolopement">{{cite news|title=Railways seeks Technopark help to develop Kazhakoottam station|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-08/thiruvananthapuram/30489732_1_railway-station-technopark-mervin-alexander|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103073436/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-08/thiruvananthapuram/30489732_1_railway-station-technopark-mervin-alexander|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=21 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 December 2011}}</ref>
More over it is the nearest railway station to the Asia's Second and India's First Mall LULU Mall.

==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'''

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;"
|-
! style="background:gold;" | No.
! style="background:gold;" ! | Train no
! style="background:gold;" ! | Origin
! style="background:gold;" ! | Destination
! style="background:gold;" ! | Train name
|-
|1.
|16629/16630
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Mangalore Central]]
|[[Malabar Express]]
|-
|2.
|16303/16304
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Ernakulam Junction]]
|[[Vanchinad Express]]
|-
|3.
|16649/16650
|{{stnlnk|Nagercoil Junction}}
|[[Mangalore Central]]
|[[Parasuram Express]]
|-
|4.
|12697/12698
|[[Chennai Central]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvanananthapuram Central]]
|[https://indiarailinfo.com/train/chennai-central-thiruvananthapuram-central-weekly-sf-express-12697/1657 Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram Express]
|-
|5.
|16525/16526
|{{stnlnk|Bangalore City}}
|{{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}}
|[[Island Express (train)|Island Express]]
|}

;Passenger Trains
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Sl No.
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Train number
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Source
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Destination
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Name/Type
|-
| valign="center" | 1
| valign="center" | 56307
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Trivandrum Central]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 2
| valign="center" | 56700
| valign="center" | [[Madurai Junction railway station|Madurai]]
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 3
| valign="center" | 66304
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}}
| valign="center" | MEMU
|-
| valign="center" | 4
| valign="center" | 56309
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Trivandrum Central]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 5
| valign="center" | 56304
| valign="center" | [[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil]]
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Kottayam}}
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 6
| valign="center" | 56701
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | [[Madurai Junction railway station|Madurai]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 7
| valign="center" | 56715
| valign="center" | [[Punalur]]
| valign="center" | [[Kanniyakumari]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 8
| valign="center" | 56716
| valign="center" | [[Kanniyakumari]]
| valign="center" | [[Punalur]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 9
| valign="center" | 66305
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}}
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | MEMU
|-
| valign="center" | 10
| valign="center" | 56308
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Trivandrum Central}}
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|}

==See also==
* [[Trivandrum Central]]
* [[Kochuveli railway station]]
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/kazhakkuttam-kzk/2764 Indian Rail Info]

==References==
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{{Thiruvananthapuram}}
{{Thiruvananthapuram railway division}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]

{{Kerala-railstation-stub}}

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