Thiruvananthapuram Central | |||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||
General information | |||||||||
Other names | Trivandrum Central | ||||||||
Location | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India | ||||||||
Coordinates | 8°29′15″N 76°57′07″E / 8.4874°N 76.952°E | ||||||||
Elevation | 6.740 metres (22.11 ft) | ||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
Operated by | Southern Railways | ||||||||
Line(s) | Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line | ||||||||
Platforms | 5 | ||||||||
Tracks | 16 | ||||||||
Connections | , taxi stand, pre-paid auto service | ||||||||
Construction | |||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||
Accessible | |||||||||
Other information | |||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||
Station code | TVC | ||||||||
Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||
Division(s) | Thiruvananthapuram | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
Opened | 4 November 1931 | ||||||||
Closed | 1940 | ||||||||
Rebuilt | 1955, 2025 (Planned) | ||||||||
Electrified | Yes (since 2005 December) | ||||||||
Previous names | Travancore Central | ||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||
2017–19 | 40,908 per day
Annual passengers – 14,292,407[1] | ||||||||
Rank | 1 (in Kerala) 1 (in Thiruvananthapuram railway division) | ||||||||
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Railways in Kerala cities |
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Thiruvananthapuram Central (station code: TVC,[2]) is an NSG–2 category railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[3] It is a major railway station that serves the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. It is Kerala's busiest railway station. The station building, a landmark of the city, is located in Thampanoor opposite the central bus stand.
A number of long-distance trains depart from Thiruvananthapuram Central. Thiruvananthapuram is the first tier-2 city in the south along India's longest train routes: the Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram–Dibrugarh Vivek Express route and the Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram–Jammu Tawi–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Himsagar Express route. A second terminal (the South Terminal) was opened in 2004 to handle passenger traffic, and the West Terminal opened in 2007. To reduce congestion, the station has 16 tracks.[4]