Trivandrum Central Station Building, a view from the park in front.

Trivandrum Central is the biggest railway station in the state of Kerala and one of the important rail hubs in South India. Trains from here connect the city of Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum) to other states of India. The building of the railway station is one of the landmarks of Trivandrum. The Trivandrum Central station 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. A second terminal was opened in 2004 to handle passenger traffic. This station is completely Wi-Fi enabled. Image File history File linksMetadata Tvmcentral. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Tvmcentral. ... Indian Coffee House Thiruvananthapuram or Thiruvanathapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum) is the capital (population - 889,191 (2001)) of the state of Kerala, India. ... Kerala ( (Anglicised) or (native); Malayalam: കേരളം, — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... Thiruvananthapuram   (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം TiruvanÅ­ntapuraṁ), formerly known as Trivandrum in English language, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of Thiruvananthapuram District. ... Flag for former princely state of Travancore Travancore or Thiruvithaamkoor (Malayalam: തിരുവിതാങ്കൂര്‍ [], തിരുവിതാംകൂര്‍ [], തിരുവിതാങ്കോട് []) was a princely state in India with its capital at Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). ...

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, near the International Airport. Trivandrum is the first major city from south along the second longest train route in the world, Kanyakumari to Jammu. Indian Coffee House Thiruvananthapuram or Thiruvanathapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum) is the capital (population - 889,191 (2001)) of the state of Kerala, India. ... The Tiruvalluvar statue The Vivekananda memorial The Gandhi Mandepam Kanyakumari is a town and a cape at the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula. ... Tawi river side of Jammu City, by Paul La Porte Jammu   (Hindi: जम्मू, Urdu: جموں) is one of the three regions comprising the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. ...

Layout

This station has 8 platforms to handle long distance trains and short distance trains. There is a second terminal on the other side of the main entrance. The train care centre functions adjacent to this second terminal.

Train care centre

See also

• Railway station layout

Shunting Yard of Trivandrum Central

Luxulyan is a very basic railway station with just a raised platform and small shelter At the opposite end of the scale, major termini like London Waterloo are vast, grand buildings with many tracks At its most basic, a railway station consists of a place without any facilities where trains...

External links

• http://www.irfca.org