Vaikom Road railway station (station code: VARD) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a railway station in Kottayam district, Kerala and falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways.
Vaikom Road | |||||
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| Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Appanchira, Kaduthuruthy, Kottayam, Kerala India | ||||
| Coordinates | 9°46′42″N 76°28′28″E / 9.778204°N 76.47438°E | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At–grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | VARD | ||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Thiruvananthapuram | ||||
| Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1956 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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It is one of the few railway stations in between Kottayam and Ernakulam where most of the long-distance trains halt for at least one minute.
References
edit- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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