Varkala Sivagiri railway station




Railway Station in Trivandrum

This article is about the railway station. For the Varkala, see Sivagiri, Kerala.





































































































Varkala Sivagiri

Regional rail and Light rail station

Varkala Railway Station.JPG

Varkala Railway Station front view

Location
Varkala, Trivandrum, Kerala
 India
Coordinates
8°44′28″N 76°43′23″E / 8.741°N 76.723°E / 8.741; 76.723Coordinates: 8°44′28″N 76°43′23″E / 8.741°N 76.723°E / 8.741; 76.723
Elevation
57m
Owned by
Indian Railways
Operated by
Southern Railway
Line(s)
Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram line
Platforms
3
Tracks
4
Connections
Varkala Bus station, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure type
Standard (On ground Station)
Parking
Yes
Disabled access
Handicapped/disabled access
Other information
Status
Functioning
Station code
VAK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened
1918; 100 years ago (1918)
Rebuilt
2013
Electrified
25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous names
Varkala Railway Station
Traffic

Passengers (2016-17)
3,776,071 (2016-17 FY) [1]






Location

Varkala , Trivandrum , Kerala






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Varkala railway station also known as Varkala Sivagiri railway station, station code VAK, is a major railway station (NSG 4 Category) serving the district of Thiruvananthapuram of Kerala starting on 1918. It is situated in the municipality of Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district. It falls in the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is on Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram railway line and is the largest railway station in Thiruvananthapuram district, after the Thiruvananthapuram Central station.




Contents






  • 1 Express Trains


  • 2 Name of the Station


  • 3 Significance


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Express Trains




  • Trivandrum Express

  • Ernad Express

  • Venad Express

  • Sabari Express

  • Kerala Express

  • Ananthapuri Express


  • Trivandrum Central SF Express


  • Trivandrum Central Mail


  • Chennai Central SF Express


  • Chennai Central Mail

  • Nilambur road Rajya Rani Express

  • Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express


  • Mumbai CSMT Express

  • Guruvayur Express

  • Gurudev SF Express

  • Guruvayur- Thiruvananthapuram Intercity Express

  • Parasuram Express

  • Netravadi Express

  • Island Express

  • Maveli Express

  • Amrita Express

  • Mangaluru Central Express

  • Malabar Express

  • Vanchinad Express


In 2016-17 FY about 37lakh passengers were passed through this station and make a profit of more than 10cr. In close proximity to the station is Varkala Municipal Bus Station. It serves the people from Varkala,Kurakkanni, Sivagiri, Kappil, Edava,Attingal,Kilimanoor,Kallambalam and suburbs of Varkala City



Name of the Station


The station name used to be 'Varkala' till 2005. It was renamed "Varkala Sivagiri" after the samadhi of Sri Narayana Guru,situated in Varkala in the year 2005. Most of the trains are allowed temporary halt in this station during a week period of the famous "Sivagiri Theerthadanam" (Sivagiri Pilgrimage).



Significance


Varkala beach which is one of the popular tourist destination in kerala is at a distance of 3.1 km from the railway station.Sivagiri Mutt founded by the social reformer Sree Narayana Guru is situated at the top of the Sivagiri hill near Varkala.Janardana Swami Temple is a Vaishnavite shrine which is estimated to be 2000-year-old.



See also



  • Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station

  • Kappil Railway Station

  • Kollam Junction railway station

  • Paravur railway station

  • Karunagappalli railway station

  • Punalur

  • Kazhakoottam railway station



References





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