Vaikom Road railway station explained

Vaikom Road
Type:Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Appanchira, Kaduthuruthy, Kottayam, Kerala
Country:India
Coordinates:9.7782°N 76.4744°W
Map Type:India#India Kerala
Line:Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
Structure:At–grade
Platform:3
Tracks:4
Parking:Available
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Southern Railway zone
Status:Functioning
Zone:Indian Railways
Map State:collapsed

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 3 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 17 . 1 April 2023.