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{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kuzhithurai
| type = [[Light rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = குழித்துறை தொடருந்து நிலையம்.jpg
| image_caption = The entrance of the station
| address = [[Marthandam]], [[Marthandam]], [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| coordinates = {{coord|8.301111|77.218611|type:railwaystation_region:IN-TN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|19|m|ft}}
| line = [[Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line]]
| other = {{rint|bus}} Bus, auto & taxi stand [[Marthandam]] bus station of the TNSTC
| structure = Standard
| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| parking = Available
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1979|4|15}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes [[25 kV AC]] [[Utility frequency|50 Hz]]
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KZT
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = [[Trivandrum]]
}}
| operator =
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers = 50000
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
}}
'''Kuzhithurai railway station''' (Station code: KZT) is the second-biggest station in [[Kanyakumari district]] (NSG 5 Category). For train transportation the [[Marthandam]] is the main hub for [[Kalkulam]] and [[Vilavancode]] talukas. The [[Kalkulam]] and Vilavancode talukas have the population around seven lakes. The Kuzhithurai station is found to be centered between [[Trivandrum]]–[[Kanniyakumari]] railway route. This railway station collection is more than seven crore per annum and a daily passenger patronage of more than 50,000 people. The station has two platforms and falls on the Kanniyakumari–Trivandrum line in the [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division|Trivandrum division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]]. Most of all daily trains passing through the station halt in Kuzhithurai station

== Projects and development ==
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under ''Amrit Bharat Station Scheme'' of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite news |title=AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980 |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=Press Information Bureau |date=10 Feb 2023 |location=New Delhi}}</ref>

== Demanded Rail Services ==

*Extension of Trivandrum–[[Mangalore]] 16603/16604 [[Maveli Express|Mavali Express]] up to [[Nagercoil]]<ref>{{cite web|date=24 February 2010|title=Railway users seek more trains, facilities|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/24/stories/2010022462570400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301120042/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/24/stories/2010022462570400.htm|archive-date=1 March 2010|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=8 February 2010|edition=Nagercoil|newspaper=[[Dina Thanthi|The Daily Thanthi]]}}{{full citation needed|date=July 2016}}</ref>
* A new overnight express from [[Velankanni]] to [[Kollam]] via [[Thanjavur]], [[Trichy]], [[Pudukkottai]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Kuzhithura]] and Trivandrum<ref>{{cite web|date=27 July 2010|title=Operate special train|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/27/stories/2010072757920300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012085332/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/27/stories/2010072757920300.htm|archive-date=12 October 2013|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* [[Kanniyakumari]] to [[Vasco da Gama, Goa]] daily train via Trivandrum and [[Ernakulam]]<ref>{{cite news|date=10 March 2010|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|location=Nagercoil}}{{full citation needed|date=July 2016}}</ref>
* [[Kochuveli]]–[[Bangalore]] Overnight Express train via Kuzhithura, [[Nagercoil]], [[Madurai]], [[Erode]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] and [[Hosur]]<ref>{{cite news|date=2 June 2010|edition=Nagercoil|newspaper=[[Dinakaran]]}}{{full citation needed|date=July 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Eraniel railway station]]
* [[Viranialur railway station]]
* [[Southern Railway zone]]
* [[Indian Railways]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/802 Satellite Map of Martandam Railway Station]
* [http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=KZT&name=Kuzhithura Kuzhithura Railway Station details]

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1979]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kanyakumari district]]
[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]

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Igurushivamy at 23:34, 2 March 2025