Thiruvananthapuram Pettah
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Thiruvananthapuram Pettah Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം പേട്ട is a railway station for inter-city trains, located at Thiruvananthapuram
, in the India
n state of Kerala
. The station is operated by the Southern Railway
zone of the Indian Railways
. The station is only 2.5 km from the Thiruvananthapuram Central station. Most incoming trains from Kollam
direction (from north) halt here. But very few outgoing trains to north have a halt at Pettah. It has good connectivity to the city bus services and also an auto and taxi stand.
It is also proposed to develop Trivandrum Pettah railway station to be a signal block railway station to Trivandrum central
as it is only 2.5 km from the central station. Trains coming from north will there on halt at Pettah until the platforms in the central station are cleared for accommodation.
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
, in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. The station is operated by the Southern Railway
Southern Railway (India)
The Southern Railway is the earliest of the 16 zones of the Indian Railways created in independent India. It was created on April 14, 1951 by merging three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway. The South Indian Railway...
zone of the Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
. The station is only 2.5 km from the Thiruvananthapuram Central station. Most incoming trains from Kollam
Kollam
Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...
direction (from north) halt here. But very few outgoing trains to north have a halt at Pettah. It has good connectivity to the city bus services and also an auto and taxi stand.
Proposed new three lines and block station
It is proposed to lay an additional line between Nemom and Kochuveli to ease the traffic in that corridor. Trivandrum Pettah Railway station falls on this section.It is also proposed to develop Trivandrum Pettah railway station to be a signal block railway station to Trivandrum central
Trivandrum Central
Trivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...
as it is only 2.5 km from the central station. Trains coming from north will there on halt at Pettah until the platforms in the central station are cleared for accommodation.
Passenger Trains
| |No. | | Source | | Destination | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kochuveli | Nagercoil | |||
| 2. | Kollam | Madurai | |||
| 3. | Madurai | Kollam | |||
| 4. | Nagercoil | Kottayam | |||
| 5. | Nagercoil | Kochuveli | |||
| 6. | Kottayam | Nagercoil | |||
Express Trains
| No. | | Train Name | | Source | | Destination | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kerala Express | NDLS | Trivandrum central | |||
| 2. | Chennai Mail | MAS | TVC | |||
| 3. | Mangalore Express | TVC | MAQ | |||
| 4. | TVC Express | MAQ | TVC | |||
| 5. | Malabar Express | MAQ | TVC | |||
| 6. | Intercity Express | Guruvayoor | TVC | |||
| 7. | Vanchinad Express | ERS | TVC | |||
| 8. | Venad Express | TVC | Shoranur | |||
| 9. | Venad Express | Shoranur | TVC | |||
See also
- Indian RailwaysIndian RailwaysIndian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
- Transport in ThiruvananthapuramTransport in ThiruvananthapuramThe Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram has a well-developed transport infrastructure. The city and its suburbs may be traversed using its road and rail networks. Within the city, city buses, taxis and auto rickshaws provide means of transportation...
- Trivandrum CentralTrivandrum CentralTrivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...
- Kochuveli Railway StationKochuveli Railway StationKochuveli Railway Station Malayalam:കൊച്ചുവേളി is one of the main stations of Thiruvananthapuram city in the Indian state of Kerala. It is being developed to ease congestion on Thiruvananthapuram central station....
- PettahPettahPettah is an urban neighbourhood of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the Indian state of Kerala.-Location:Pettah is on the way to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and Shanghumugham Beach. Private and KSRTC buses connect Pettah to most parts of the city.The railway station at Pettah is...