Vaikom Road railway station
Railway station in Kerala, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the railway station. For the town, see Vaikam.
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.
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Vaikom Road | |||||
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Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Appanchira, Kaduthuruthy, Kottayam, Kerala India | ||||
Coordinates | 9.778204°N 76.47438°E / 9.778204; 76.47438 | ||||
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; 68 years ago (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.