Veli railway station (Code:VELI) is a railway stations serving the Indian city of Trivandrum, the capital of the state of Kerala. It lies on the Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram rail line. Veli lake is situated near the railway station in Trivandrum district. The station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone, Indian Railways. Kazhakoottam and Kochuveli railway stations are the nearby stations on the north and south, respectively.
Significance
It is located near Kazhakoottam, which is significant for its proximity to the IT hub of the state Technopark, Sainik School, Kinfra Film and Video Park, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, DCSMAT media school, PRASAD film lab, Vismayas Max. Employees of Technopark and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre hugely rely on this station. Food Corporation of India godown is also situated in the railway station premises.
Layout
The station has currently two platforms.
Services Some passenger trains stop at the station.
Express trains
No. Origin Destination1.Thiruvananthapuram CentralKollam Junction2.Kollam JunctionThiruvananthapuram Central3.Kottayam
Passenger Trains Sl No. Train number Source Destination Name/Type 1 56307 Kollam Junction Trivandrum Central Passenger 2 56700 Madurai Passenger 3 66304 Kollam Junction MEMU 4 56309 Kollam Junction Trivandrum Central Passenger 5 56304 Nagercoil Passenger 6 56701 Madurai Passenger 7 56715 Punalur Kanniyakumari Passenger 8 56716 Kanniyakumari Punalur Passenger 9 66305 Kollam Junction MEMU 10 56308 Kollam Junction Passenger
See also Trivandrum Central Kochuveli railway station Indian Rail Info
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