Trivandrum Railway Stations, Projects and Developments

[rs_naveen]

As per Rediff reports, Trivandrum Central (Kerala) is the 8th best railway station in India .

It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and an important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station under Southern Railway division. Inaugurated in November 1931, this is one of the oldest railway stations in India. The unique feature of the construction is the rock masonry.

http://www.rediff.com/business/slide...20120314.htm#8

[anikuttan]

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[SajithVijayan]

Originally Posted by rs_naveen

As per Rediff reports, Trivandrum Central (Kerala) is the 8th best railway station in India .

It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and an important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station under Southern Railway division. Inaugurated in November 1931, this is one of the oldest railway stations in India. The unique feature of the construction is the rock masonry.

http://www.rediff.com/business/slide...20120314.htm#8

ഇത്ര പരസ്യമായി ഇടണ്ടായിരുന്നു..ചിലര്* റെഡിഫ് നു എതിരായി പ്രമേയം പാസ്സാക്കാന്* സാധ്യത ഉണ്ട് ..

[Tri Man]

Quilon - Trivandrum Central Metre Gauge Line

The Madras-Quilon line was extended to the capital of the Princeley State of Travancore, Trivandrum and was opened on 4 January 1918. The line then terminated at a place called Chalai, which is a market now and was the trading centre of Trivandrum then. The terminus was shifted to Trivandrum Central (Thampanoor) was inaugurated in 1931. The Trivandrum Central station we see today was built by the Maharajah of Travancore and inaugurated on 4 November 1931. Truly, this is one of the most beautiful station buildings in South India. The station is built completely with rock masonry and no brick has been used. Though the traffic here has multiplied exponentially after conversion of Ernakulam-Quilon MG line to BG and inauguration of Tirunelveli-Trivandrum BG line, the station, even 75 years after it was built, handles it with ease, much better than many important stations built later. Another farsightedness of the Maharajah.

The Ernakulam-Quilon MG line, via Kottayam was opened on 6 January 1958 thus connecting Ernakulam to Trivandrum, the commercial hub to capital of the new born state of Kerala. During 1970's the only traffic in the Ernakulam-Trivandrum line were two expresses and a couple of passengers. This line was converted to Broad Gauge and inaugurated by Smt. Indira Gandhi on 13 September 1976. Traffic has increased by leaps and bounds on this route after the Gauge Conversion.


Soure:http://www.irfca.org/articles/jimmyj...28-quilon.html

[PrateekN]

and Rediff (as always) went to Wikipedia (of all the sources) to write this article!


Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thiruvananthapuram Central
തിരുവനന്തപുരം സെന്*ട്രല്*
Indian Railway Station
Central Station

Thiruvananthapuram Central Station main building.
Station statistics
Address Thampanoor, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
India
Coordinates 8.4874°N 76.952°ECoordinates: 8.4874°N 76.952°E
Elevation 16 ft
Lines Thiruvananthapuram – Kayamkulam, Thiruvananthapuram – Kanyakumari, Thiruvananthapuram-Punalur-Erumeli via Nemom, Nedumangad (Proposed)
Connections Taxi Stand,Pre paid Auto service, Trivandrum Central bus station of the KSRTC
Structure Standard (on ground station)
Platforms 5
Tracks 15
Parking Available
Baggage check X-Ray detection machine installed
Other information
Opened 4 November 1931
Electrified yes
Code TVC
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram Railway division
Station status Functioning
Traffic
Passengers () 200,000 per day
Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum Central) is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum) 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 behind Chennai Central.[1] It is also the most profitable station under Southern Railway Division.[2] The building of the railway station is one of the landmarks in Thiruvananthapuram. Thiruvananthapuram Central is also a terminating point for the proposed Chennai - Bangalore - Thiruvananthapuram High Speed Rail (HSR) corridor and the Thiruvananthapuram - Mangalore High Speed Rail corridor by the Indian Railways. The railway station located opposite to the Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram at Thampanoor.
Trains from here connect the city of Thiruvananthapuram to major cities of India including New Delhi,Bangalore, Chennai, Indore, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Madurai,Vizag, Jammu, Howrah, Guwahati, Madgaon, Hubli, Ahmedabad, Gwalior, Nagpur, Pune, Jaipur, Kota Bhubaneshwar, Gorakhpur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Vijayawada, Bhubaneshwar, Coimbatore, Mangalore etc. This station is also noted for a whole range of amenities available within the premises. The station has book-shops, restaurants, accommodation, Internet browsing centers and even an essential commodities shopping mall. A second satellite station was opened in 2005 at Kochuveli called the Kochuveli Vikram Sarabhai Terminal, near the International Airport. Thiruvananthapuram is the first major city from south along the longest train routes in India, the Kanyakumari-Thiruvananthapuram-Dibrugarh Vivek route and the Kanyakumari-Thiruvananthapuram-Jammu Tawi Himsagar route.
The Thiruvananthapuram Central station building was built during the reign of Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the Maharani of Travancore, and inaugurated on 4 November 1931. This is the oldest Railway station building, still functioning in India.[3] No bricks were used for the construction of this station building; it was built completely with rock masonry.[4] A second terminal (south Terminal) was opened in 2004 to handle passenger traffic and later a West Terminal in 2007. This station is completely Wi-Fi enabled.[citation needed] To reduce traffic, the Central Railway Station has 18 railway tracks.
The terminus is one the A1 stations in the state of Kerala.[5]

Originally Posted by rs_naveen

As per Rediff reports, Trivandrum Central (Kerala) is the 8th best railway station in India .

It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and an important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station under Southern Railway division. Inaugurated in November 1931, this is one of the oldest railway stations in India. The unique feature of the construction is the rock masonry.

http://www.rediff.com/business/slide...20120314.htm#8

[rs_naveen]

Iyaalu ithu vare poyille. Contribute positively to the forum or pls leave without creating issues. TVM forumers are being very polite and nice. we also stopped quoting or poking your city. Expecting the same from you/ interference from senior forumers from your city in case of trolls.

[rajkrish]

Soon he might come up with a Toilet Comparison report on TVM Railway Stations. Such a bad loser.

[jaleelmalik]

Originally Posted by rs_naveen

Iyaalu ithu vare poyille. Contribute positively to the forum or pls leave without creating issues. TVM forumers are being very polite and nice. we also stopped quoting or poking your city. Expecting the same from you/ interference from senior forumers from your city in case of trolls.

hahaha... manassilaavilla... wikieennu adichu out aakkiyavanmaarokke ivide vannu ingine kalichennirikkum.. thalley yenthaeru njerippukalu.. out aayavante wiki ID njaan parayanoe ?

[Xeno Axe]

Originally Posted by PrateekN

and Rediff (as always) went to Wikipedia (of all the sources) to write this article!

So what? Its true.

[RajeshVR]

Originally Posted by jaleelmalik

hahaha... manassilaavilla... wikieennu adichu out aakkiyavanmaarokke ivide vannu ingine kalichennirikkum.. thalley yenthaeru njerippukalu.. out aayavante wiki ID njaan parayanoe ?

Arinjaal kollam, chummaa arinjirikkamallo.

[symontk]

Originally Posted by Tri Man

Quilon - Trivandrum Central Metre Gauge Line

The Madras-Quilon line was extended to the capital of the Princeley State of Travancore, Trivandrum and was opened on 4 January 1918. The line then terminated at a place called Chalai, which is a market now and was the trading centre of Trivandrum then. The terminus was shifted to Trivandrum Central (Thampanoor) was inaugurated in 1931. The Trivandrum Central station we see today was built by the Maharajah of Travancore and inaugurated on 4 November 1931. Truly, this is one of the most beautiful station buildings in South India. The station is built completely with rock masonry and no brick has been used. Though the traffic here has multiplied exponentially after conversion of Ernakulam-Quilon MG line to BG and inauguration of Tirunelveli-Trivandrum BG line, the station, even 75 years after it was built, handles it with ease, much better than many important stations built later. Another farsightedness of the Maharajah.

The Ernakulam-Quilon MG line, via Kottayam was opened on 6 January 1958 thus connecting Ernakulam to Trivandrum, the commercial hub to capital of the new born state of Kerala. During 1970's the only traffic in the Ernakulam-Trivandrum line were two expresses and a couple of passengers. This line was converted to Broad Gauge and inaugurated by Smt. Indira Gandhi on 13 September 1976. Traffic has increased by leaps and bounds on this route after the Gauge Conversion.


Soure:http://www.irfca.org/articles/jimmyj...28-quilon.html

Its not Chalai, its Chackai, the station buildings are used by Brahmos Aerospace

[Tri Man]

Originally Posted by symontk

Its not Chalai, its Chackai, the station buildings are used by Brahmos Aerospace

The author has mentioned in his blog that the information recieved by him is by word of mouth from some Railway Officals.
May be he would have got confused between Chaka and Chala.

[anikuttan]

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[axnair007]

എല്ലാത്തിനും തരൂര് തന്നെ വേണോ? ഇവിടെ വേറെ MLA-മാര് ഒന്നും ഇല്ലേ?

[satsk3]

Originally Posted by axnair007

എല്ലാത്തിനും തരൂര് തന്നെ വേണോ? ഇവിടെ വേറെ MLA-മാര് ഒന്നും ഇല്ലേ?

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[Damukannappan]

once again Dr Tharoor

[GautamT]

Quoting from another Thread ...

Only after this is completed we can call Kochuveli as a Terminal

Originally Posted by linu

Tender for kochuveli, Once it completed we can expect more trains from KCVL and not to extend anything TN.

TENDER NOTICE NO.06/CE/CN/ERS/2013 (OT) dated 15.05.2013

Kochuveli IInd Coaching Terminal Facilities ( Phase- II) - Proposed construction of platforms, platform shelter, Pit line, Mechanical maintenance facilities, P-way works, etc.

Period of Completion in Month(s) : Six Months

Approximate Cash Value In Lakhs of Rupees : 418.76

Source;http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/...OT-06-2013.pdf