List of railway stations in Kerala explained

The rail network in Kerala is operated by Indian Railways. The state falls in the Southern Railway zone. The railways connects the most major towns and cities except those in the highland districts of Idukki and Wayanad.[1]

The total railway network in the state is 1054 kms in length and is controlled by three out of six divisions of the Southern Railway: Thiruvananthapuram railway division headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad railway division headquartered at Palakkad and Madurai railway division headquartered at Madurai, Tamil Nadu.[2]

Major facts about Railways in Kerala

Stations on Kanyakumari - Mangalore rail-route (via Kottayam)

Railway station Station code Railway station Station code Railway station Station code
PASADhanuvachapuram (halt)DAVMAmaravila (halt)AMVA
NeyyattinkaraNYYBalaramapuramBRAMNemomNEM
Thiruvananthapuram CentralTVCThiruvananthapuram PettahTVPKochuveliKCVL
VELIKZKKaniyapuramKXP
MurukkampuzhaMQUPerunguzhi (halt)PGZChirayinkeezhCRY
KadakavurKVUAkathumuri (halt)AMYVarkala ShivagiriVAK
EVAKappilKFI
ParavurPVUMayyanadMYYIravipuram (halt)IRP
Kollam Jn.QLNPerinad (halt)PRNDMunroturuttu (halt)MQO
SasthankottaSTKTKarunagapalliKPYOchiraOCR
Kayankulam Jn.KYJMavelikaraMVLKCheriyanadCYN
ChengannurCNGRTiruvallaTRVLChanganacheriCGY
ChingavanamCGVKottayamKTYMKumaranallur (halt)KFQ
EttumanurETMKuruppantaraKRPPKaduturutty (halt)KDTY
Vaikom RoadVARDPiravam RoadPVRDKanjiramittam(halt)KPTM
MulanturuttiMNTTChottanikkara Road/ Kurikad (halt)KFETripunitturaTRTR
Ernakulam Jn.ERSErnakulam TownERNIdappalliIPL
KalamasseriKLMRAluvaAWYChovvara (halt)CWR
Angamali (for Kaladi)AFKKarukuttyKUCKoratti Angadi (halt)KRAN
Divine Nagar (halt)DINRChalakudiCKIIrinjalakudaIJK
Nellayi (halt)NYIPudukadPUKOllurOLR
ThrisurTCRPunkunnamPNQMulagunnathukavuMGK
WadakancheriWKIMullurkara (halt)MUCVallattol NagarVTK
Shoranur Jn.SRRKarakkadKRKDPattambiPTB
Kodumunda (halt) †KODNPallippuramPUMPerssannur (halt) †PEU
KuttippuramKTUTirunnavayaTUATirurTIR
TanurTAParappanangadiPGIVallikunnuVLI
KadalundiKNFerokFKKallayiKUL
KozhikkodeCLTVellayil (halt) †VLLWest HillWH
ElatturETRChemancheri (halt) †CMCQuilandiQLD
Vellarakkad (halt) †VEKTikkottiTKTPayyoliPYOL
IringalIGLVadakaraBDJNadapuram RoadNAU
MukkaliMUKEMahe ‡MAHEJagannath Temple GateJGE
ThalasseryTLYDharmadamDMDEtakkotETK
Kannur SouthCSKannurCANChirakkalCQL
ValapattanamVAPMPappinisseriPPNSKannapuramKPQ
PayangadiPAZEzhimala (halt)ELMPayyanurPAY
TrikarpurTKQChanderaCDRACharvatturCHV
NileshwarNLEKanhangadKZEBekal FortBFR
KotikulamKQKKalanad (halt)KLADKasaragodKGQ
KumbalaKMQUppalaUAAManjeshwarMJS
† Station currently disbanded by Railways.[4]
‡ Railway station for Mahé, part of Puducherry Union Territory, but geographically located within the state of Kerala.

Stations on Kayamkulam - Ernakulam Jn. rail-route (via Alappuzha)

Railway station Station code Railway station Station code Railway station Station code
Cheppad (halt)CHPDHarippadHADKaruvatta (halt)KVTA
Takazhi (halt)TZHAmbalapuzhaAMPAPunnapra (halt)PNPR
AlappuzhaALLPTumboli (halt)TMPYKalavur (halt)KAVR
MararikulamMAKMTiruvizha (halt)TRVZCherthalaSRTL
Vayalar (halt)VAYTuravurTUVREzhupunna (halt)EZP
Aroor (halt)ARORKumbalamKUMMTirunettur (halt)TNU

Stations on Shoranur - Coimbatore rail-route

Railway station Station code Railway station Station code Railway station Station code
Shoranur Jn.SRRMannanurMNUROttappalamOTP
PalappuramPLPMLakkitiLDYMankaraMNY
ParliPLLPalakkad Jn.PGTKottekadKTKU
KanjikodeKJKTChullimadaCLMDWalayarWRA
  • One-way station on single line, trains pass through this station enroute Coimbatore towards Palakkad only.The opposite line passes through the forest.

Stations on Palakkad Jn.- Tiruchendur rail-route

Railway station Station code Railway station Station code Railway station Station code
Palakkad Jn. (Olavakkode)PGTPalakkad TownPGTNPudunagaramPDGM
VDKKollengodeKLGDMuthalamadaMMDA
MinatchipuramMXM

Stations on Kollam- Sengottai rail-route

Railway station Station code Railway station Station code Railway station Station code
Kollam Jn.QLNKilikollurKLQChandanattop(halt)CTPE
KundaraKUVKundara EastKFVEzhukoneEKN
KottarakkaraKKZKuriKIFAuvaneeswaramAVS
PUUEdamannEDNOttakkalOKL
ThenmalaiTMLKathuruthy (halt)KTHYEdapalayam (halt)EDP
New AryankavuAYVNAryankavuAYV

Stations on Shoranur - Nilambur Road rail-route

Railway station Station code Railway station Station code Railway station Station code
Shoranur Jn.SRRVDKSVallapuzhaVPZ
KulukkallurKZCCherukaraCQAAngadippuramAAM
PattikkadPKQMelatturMLTRTuvvurTUV
Todiyappulam (halt)TDPMVaniyambalamVNBNilambur RoadNIL

Defunct/Unused railway stations

Railway station Station code Railway station Station code Railway station Station code
Cochin Harbour TerminusCHTSERGMattancherry (halt)MTNC
KaladyBharathappuzha (halt)BPZAAmala Nagar (halt)AMLR

See Also

Railway lines across Kerala

Proposed railway lines (Under construction/ DPR stage)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Introduction. PDF. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. 18 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120906213234/http://khsrcl.com/downloads/ch-1.pdf. 6 September 2012. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: The Zonal Dream Of Railway Kerala. yentha.com. 18 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025033001/http://www.yentha.com/news/view/features/the-zonal-dream-of-railway-kerala. 25 October 2012. dead.
  3. News: Thiruvananthapuram Central to be made a world-class station. 2007-03-07. The Hindu. 0971-751X. 2016-05-08.
  4. Web site: No agents for ticket distribution, Railways temporally disbands 5 halt stations across Kerala. English.Mathrubhumi.

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