Kuzhithurai | |
Type: | Light rail station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Marthandam, Marthandam, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu |
Country: | India |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Coordinates: | 8.3011°N 77.2186°W |
Elevation: | 19m (62feet) |
Line: | Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line |
Other: | Bus, auto & taxi stand Marthandam bus station of the TNSTC |
Structure: | Standard |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Parking: | Available |
Electrified: | Yes 25 kV AC 50 Hz |
Status: | Functioning |
Passengers: | 50000 |
Kuzhithurai railway station (Station code: KZT) is the second-biggest station in Kanyakumari district (NSG 5 Category). For train transportation the Marthandam is the main hub for Kalkulam and Vilavancode talukas. The Kalkulam and Vilavancode talukas have the population around seven lakes. The Kuzhithurai station is found to be centered between Trivandrum–Kanniyakumari railway route. This railway station collection is more than seven crore per annum and a daily passenger patronage of more than 50,000 people. The station has two platforms and falls on the Kanniyakumari–Trivandrum line in the Trivandrum division of the Southern Railway zone. Most of all daily trains passing through the station halt in Kuzhithurai station
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[1]