Kuzhithurai
Light rail station
The entrance of the station
General information
LocationMarthandam, Marthandam, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates8°18′04″N 77°13′07″E / 8.301111°N 77.218611°E / 8.301111; 77.218611
Elevation19 metres (62 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line
Platforms2
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus, auto & taxi stand Marthandam bus station of the TNSTC
Construction
Structure typeStandard
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKZT
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Trivandrum
History
Opened15 April 1979 (1979-04-15)
ElectrifiedYes 25 kV AC 50 Hz
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 TrivandrumKanniyakumari 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

Time Table

Trains halting at Kuzhithurai Railway Station
Train number Train Name From To Arrival Frequency
Mangaluru Central 02:31 Daily
16650 Parasuram Express Nagercoil Junction Mangaluru Central 04:34 Daily
16128 Guruvayur - Chennai Egmore Express Guruvayur Chennai Egmore 04:42 Daily
16729 Madurai - Punalur Express Madurai Junction Punalur 05:14 Daily
56310 Nagercoil - Thiruvananthapuram Central Passenger Nagercoil Junction Thiruvananthapuram Central 07:09 Daily
56311 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Nagercoil Passenger Thiruvananthapuram Central Nagercoil Junction 07:44 Daily
56318 Nagercoil - Kochuveli Passenger Nagercoil Junction Kochuveli 08:34 Daily
16382 Kanyakumari - Mumbai CSMT Express Kanyakumari Mumbai - Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj Terminus 09:25 Daily
16381 Mumbai - Kanyakumari Express Mumbai - Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj Terminus Kanyakumari 09:49 Daily
16723 Ananthapuri Express Chennai Egmore Kollam Junction 10:!5 Daily
56715 Punalur - Kanyakumari Passenger Punalur Kanyakumari 10:27 Daily
16525 Kanyakumari - KSR Bengaluru Express Kanyakumari Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna - Bengaluru 10:54 Daily
22628 Thiruvananthapuram- Tiruchirappalli Intercity Superfast Express Thiruvananthapuram Central Tiruchirappalli Junction 12:24 Daily
56317 Kochuveli - Nagercoil Passenger Kochuveli Nagercoil Junction 12:55 Daily
56304 Nagercoil - Kottayam Passenger Nagercoil Junction Kottayam 12:59 Daily
66304 Kollam - Kanyakumari MEMU Kollam Junction Kanyakumari 13:44 Daily
22627 Tiruchirappalli - Thiruvananthapuram Intercity Superfast Express Tiruchirappalli Junction Thiruvananthapuram Central 14:24 Daily
16526 KSR Bengaluru - Kanyakumari Express Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna - Bengaluru Kanyakumari 14:34 Daily
16317 Himsagar Express Kanyakumari Shri Matha Vaishnov Devi Katra 15:14 Friday
56716 Kanyakumari - Punalur Passenger Kanyakumari Punalur 15:24 Daily
16724 Ananthapuri Express Kollam Junction Chennai Egmore 17:00 Daily
66305 Kanyakumari - Kollam MEMU Kanyakumari Kollam Junction 17:29 Daily
56315 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Nagercoil Passenger Thiruvananthapuram Central Nagercoil Junction 18:05 Daily
56316 Nagercoil - Thiruvananthapuram Central Passenger Nagercoil Junction Thiruvananthapuram Central 18:55 Daily
56313 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Nagercoil Passenger Thiruvananthapuram Central Nagercoil Junction 18:55 Daily
16649 Parasuram Express Mangaluru Central Nagercoil Junction 19:50 Daily
16318 Himsagar Express Shri Matha Vaishnov Devi Katra Kanyakumari 20:26 Thursday
16730 Punalur - Madurai Express Punalur Madurai Junction 21:37 Daily
16127 Chennai Egmore - Guruvayur Express Chennai Egmore Guruvayur 22:15 Daily
16605 Ernad Express Mangaluru Central Nagercoil Junction 22:44 Daily

Demanded Rail Services

See also

References

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