Thiruvananthapuram Railway Station

Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum Central) is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum) in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in Southern Railway behind Chennai. It is also one of the most profitable station under Southern Railway Division. The building of the railway station is one of the landmarks in Thiruvananthapuram. Thiruvananthapuram Central is also a terminating point for the proposed Chennai – Bangalore – Thiruvananthapuram High Speed Rail (HSR) corridor and the Thiruvananthapuram – Mangalore High Speed Rail corridor. The railway station is located opposite to Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram at Thampanoor.

Trains from here connect the city of Thiruvananthapuram to major cities of India. This station is also noted for a whole range of amenities available within the premises. The station has book-shops, restaurants, accommodation, Internet browsing centers and even an essential commodities shopping mall. A second satellite station was opened in 2005 at Kochuveli called the Kochuveli Railway Station, near the International Airport. Thiruvananthapuram is the first major city from south along the longest train routes in India, the Kanyakumari-Thiruvananthapuram-Dibrugarh Vivek route and the Kanyakumari-Thiruvananthapuram-Jammu Tawi Himsagar route. A second terminal (south Terminal) was opened in 2004 to handle passenger traffic and later a West Terminal in 2007. To reduce traffic, the Central Railway Station has 18 railway tracks.