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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Kottayam<br />
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| native_name_lang = <br />
| type = [[Regional rail]] & [[Light rail]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
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| address = Nagampadam, [[Kottayam]], [[Kottayam district]], Kerala<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|9.595|76.531|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}<br />
| map_type = India#India Kerala<br />
| elevation = <br />
| line = [[Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line]]<br />
| other = Nagampadam bus stand, Autorikshaw stand, Taxi stand<br />
| structure = Standard on-ground station<br />
| platform = 4 (including goods shed)<br />
| tracks = 5<br />
| entrances = <br />
| parking = Available<br />
| baggage_check = <br />
| opened = {{Start date and age|1956}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = KTYM<br />
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{abbrlink|Thiruvananthapuram|Thiruvananthapuram railway division}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = 12,319 per day<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1566121709913-ANNUAL%20EARNINGS.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2018-19 - Thiruvananthapuram Division |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819141428/http://https/ |archive-date=19 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
| pass_year = 2018–19<br />
| classification = NSG-3<br />
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| route_map = {{Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam–Kollam line|inline=1}}<br />
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'''Kottayam railway station''' is located in [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]] state, India. Kottayam railway station is managed by [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]. Kottayam lies on the busy rail route between [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and [[Kochi|Ernakulam]]. It is an NSG 3 category station. The station is served by several long-distance trains connecting most major cities in the country on a daily basis like [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Bhopal]], [[Pune]] and [[Mangalore]].<br />
{{Railway in Kerala cities}}<br />
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==History==<br />
The works for the metre-gauge project between [[Ernakulam]] and [[Kollam]] commenced on 24 December 1952. The metre-gauge railway line from Ernakulam to [[Kottayam]] was completed in 1956 and was formally inaugurated in October 1956. The metre-gauge line was later extended to Kollam on 1958 and was inaugurated on 6 January 1958.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/fifty-years-in-state-integration/article1173593.ece Fifty years in State ‘integration’]</ref><br />
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==Layout==<br />
Kottayam railway station has three platforms for handling long-distance and passenger trains. A railway goods shed was also situated at the station. It was torn down in 2019. The station is located at Nagampadam which is at a distance of 2.5&nbsp;km from [[Kottayam]] town. Two more platforms will be added to the station as part of track doubling and electrification.<br />
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==Significance==<br />
Kottayam railway station is the nearest railway station which caters to famous tourist destinations like [[Kumarakom]]. Kottayam railway station is also used by [[pilgrims]] going to [[Sabarimala]] temple though Chengannur is the hub of Sabarimala.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Sabarimala-pilgrimage-Kottayam-railway-station-offers-better-facilities-for-pilgrims/articleshow/10834902.cms Sabarimala pilgrimage: Kottayam railway station offers better facilities for pilgrims] ''Times of India''</ref><br />
During Sabarimala pilgrim (Mandala) season, state transport bus operates from this station.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line]]<br />
*[[Chengannur railway station]]<br />
*[[Tiruvalla railway station]]<br />
*[[Changanasseri railway station]]<br />
*[[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]<br />
*[[Punalur railway station]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Thiruvananthapuram railway division}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Kottayam district]]<br />
[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]<br />
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