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Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station
Thiruvananthapuram Central | |||||||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||||||
 Main building | |||||||||
| 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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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. Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station is the highest profit earning railway station in Kerala and the most crowded and busiest railway station in Kerala . Most high priority and superfast express trains originate from here like TVC rajdhani express .
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]
- ^ "Station Re-development Data – Trivandrum Central(TVC)". Central Railway Zone – Indian Railways. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "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. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Revised parking rates at railway stations come into effect". The New Indian Express. Thiruvananthapuram: Express Publications. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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