Vaikom Road | |||||
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Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station | |||||
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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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.
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.