List of railway stations in Kerala

Vande Bharat Express in Kerala, through Kottayam line

Vande Bharat Express in Kerala, through Alappuzha line

The rail network in Kerala is operated by Indian Railways. The state falls in the Southern Railway zone. The railways connects the most major towns and cities except those in the highland districts of Idukki and Wayanad.

The total railway network in the state is 1054 kms in length and is controlled by three out of six divisions of the Southern Railway: Thiruvananthapuram railway division headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad railway division headquartered at Palakkad and Madurai railway division headquartered at Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

Major facts about Railways in Kerala

• The Tirur railway station, opened in 1861, is the oldest railway station in Kerala. The first railway service in Kerala was on 1861 March 12 and it serviced from Beypore to Tirur for 30.5 km.
• First Railway service in erstwhile Travancore was started on 1904 November 26. It was Sengottai - Punalur Metre-gauge railway.
• Shoranur Junction(SRR) is the largest railway station in the state.
• Vembanad Rail Bridge 4.62 km in length connects Edappally and Vallarpadam Container Terminal in Kochi. It is the second longest rail bridge in India and it is dedicated solely for freight.
• Kollam railway station holds the record of having third longest railway platform in India and in the world.

Stations on Kanyakumari - Mangalore rail-route (via Kottayam)

Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central trunk line
km to Ernakulam to Sengottai 0 Kollam Junction Chinnakada overpass SP Office overpass 4.6 Eravipuram 8.9 Mayyanad Paravur Lake 12.4 Paravur Paravur town overpass Edava Lake 17.0 Kappil H. 19.9 Edava 23.7 Varkala Maithanam underpass 30.1 Akathumuri 32.8 Kadakkavoor Kadakkavoor overpass 35.9 Chirayinkeezhu 40.0 Perunguzhi 43.2 Murukkampuzha 47.2 Kaniyapuram Kazhakuttam overpass 51.3 Kazhakuttam 57.5 Kochuveli Chakka overpass 62.1 Pettah Kizhakkekotta overpass 64.6 Thiruvananthapuram Central to Nagercoil Junction

Ernakulam–Kottayam– Kayamkulam–Kollam line
km to Alappuzha 0 Ernakulam Junction to Aluva 3 Ernakulam D Cabin A L Jacob overpass Kaloor Road Ponnurunni overpass NH 66 Kaniyampuzha River Eroor overpass NH 85 10 Tripunithura Hill Palace Road 14 Chottanikkara Road Arakunnam overpass 17 Mulanturutti Mulanturutti Block Road 22 Kanjiramittam Muvattupuzha River 29 Piravam Road SH 40 35 Vaikom Road SH 15 Chullithodu Valiyathodu River 38 Kaduturutti Halt Malliyoor Bypass North overpass 42 Kuruppanthara Malliyoor Bypass South overpass 49 Ettumanur Ettumanur overpass SH 32 Meenachil River Kumaranalloor overpass 56 Kumaranallur Meenachil River SH 1 60 Kottayam overpass Mother Teresa Road NH 183 Kodoor River Puthupally Road Sree Durga Temple Road 67 Chingavanam Paruthumpara Road overpass Chethipuzha Kurichy Road Kurichy overpass Plamoodu overpass Vazhoor Road 78 Changanasseri Kaviyoor Road Kuttapuzha Road 86 Tiruvalla SH 7 Manimala River Varattar River overpass Pamba River NH 183 95 Chengannur SH 10 SH 10 101 Cheriyanad Achankovil River SH 10 Kallumala overpass Kattanam Road 107 Mavelikara Pullamplavil underpass Mavellikara - Kayamkulam Road to Alappuzha 115 Kayamkulam Junction SH 5 121 Ochira Chakkuvally Road 129 Karunagappalli Kottarakkara Road Thodiyur overpass Pallikkal River 136 Sasthamkotta NH 183A Kanatharkunnam overpass Kallada River 139 Munroturuttu Pezhumthuruthu Perumon Lake Perumon overpass 147 Perinad NH 183 NH 744 to Punalur Kollam Bypass Kallumthazham overpass Chemmamukku overpass 156 Kollam D Junction to Thiruvananthapuram Junction Central

Shoranur–Ernakulam line
km Nilambur–Shoranur line to Nilambur Road Shoranur–Mangalore section to Kozhikode 0 Shoranur Junction SH 22 Jolarpettai–Shoranur line to Palakkad Junction 1 Bharathapuzha Halt Bharathappuzha River ↑ PGTTooltip Palakkad railway division limits ↓ TVCTooltip Thiruvananthapuram railway division limits SH 22 4 Vallathol Nagar Thazhepra overpass 8 Mullurkara SH 22 Aloor River SH 22 17 Wadakkanchery SH 76 Athani overpass Velappaya overpass 24 Mulankunnathukavu Pamboor overpass Thanikkudam River to Guruvayur SH 69 31 Punkunnam Kottapuram overpass Azhekoddan Road 33 Thrissur SH 22 Kappela overpass 40 Ollur Ollur overpass Manali River 47 Pudukad Karuvannur River 50 Nellayi Muriyad–Moorkanal canal SH 61 57 Irinjalakuda SH 51 Ashtamichira Road 63 Chalakudi Chalakudy River 65 Divine Nagar Muringoor overpass Koratty overpass 69 Koratty Pongam overpass 74 Karukutty Elavoor Road Manjally Thodu 78 Angamaly NH 544 Old Airport Road Airport Road 84 Chovvara Thuruth Bridge Periyar SH 16 88 Aluva Masjid Road 94 Kalamassery Old Kalamassery overpass NH 544 South Kalamassery overpass Edapally River NH 66 98 Edappally to Valarpadam Terminal Chittoor Road 104 Ernakulam Town North Railway overpass Pullepady overpass to Kottayam A L Jacob overpass 106 Ernakulam C Cabin 107 Ernakulam Junction SH 15 to Cochin Harbour Terminus to Alappuzha km

Shoranur–Mangalore section
km 328 Panambur to Konkan Railway 325 Thokur 322 Jokatte 313 Kulashekara to Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line 311 Padil Bypass Cabin 309 Mangalore Junction 307 Mangalore Central Bunder Goods Shed 305 Nethravathi Netravati River 302 Tokkottu Ullal overpass 299 Ullal Talapady Rivulet Karnataka Kerala Border 290 Manjeshwar Manjeswaram River 283 Uppala Shiriya River Kumbla River 274 Kumbla Mogral River Nellikunnu overpass Thayalangadi overpass 261 Kasaragod Chandragiri River 258 Kalanad Chembirika Tunnel Kalanad River SH 57 252 Kotikulam Bekal River Pallikere overpass SH 57 247 Bekal Fort Chithari River 238 Kanhangad NH 66 Kariangode River Nileshwaram overpass 231 Nileshwar NH 66 Karyangod River 224 Cheruvathur Cheruvathur overpass Padne Road 220 Chandera 215 Thrikaripur Kavvayi River Payyanur overpass 209 Payyanur Perumba River 206 Ezhimala 197 Pazhayangadi Payangadi underpass Kuppam River Thavam overpass 190 Kannapuram Irinave River 184 Pappinisseri Pappinisseri overpass Valapattanam River Valapattanam underpass 182 Valapattanam Alavil-Valapattanam Road 180 Chirakkal Manjapalam underpass 175 Kannur Thavakkara underpass 172 Kannur South Kanaam River 163 Etakkot NH 66 Anjarakandi River 159 Dharmadam Dharmadam overpass Ummanchira River Kuyyali River 155 Thalassery SH 30 Kodiyeri Road 152 Jaganath Temple Gate Kerala Puducherry Mahé River 145 Mahe Puducherry Kerala Chombala overpass 142 Mukkali 138 Nadapuram Road Kainatty overpass NH 66 Thazhe Angadi Road 133 Vatakara Kuttiady River 129 Iringal 123 Payyoli 120 Tikkotti NH 66 116 Vellarakkad 111 Quilandi SH 34 NH 66 105 Chemancheri Vengalam overpass Akalapuzha River 98 Elattur Vengali overpass 91 West Hill 88 Vellayil Vellayil overpass CH overpass Old Railway overpass 86 Kozhikode Francis Road Mampuzha River 84 Kallayi Panniyankara overpass Meenchanda overpass Beypore Road Chaliyar River 76 Ferok Karuvanthiruthy underpass 71 Kadalundi Kadalundi River 66 Vallikkunnu Chettipadi Road SH 65 Parappanangadi underpass 61 Parappanangadi Poorapuzha River 53 Tanur Devdar overpass Meenadathur overpass Tirur River 45 Tirur SH 71 Tirur River Tirunnavaya overpass 36 Tirunnavaya Tirur River NH 66 30 Kuttippuram 26 Perssannur Kunthipuzha River 21 Pallippuram 16 Kodumunda 12 Pattambi SH 39 6 Karakad to Nilambur–Shoranur line Nedungottur overpass 0 Shoranur Junction to Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Shoranur B-cabin to Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section km Sources

Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code
Parassala	PASA	Dhanuvachapuram (halt)	DAVM	Amaravila (halt)	AMVA
Neyyattinkara	NYY	Balaramapuram	BRAM	Nemom	NEM
Thiruvananthapuram Central	TVC	Thiruvananthapuram Pettah	TVP	Kochuveli	KCVL
Veli(halt)	VELI	Kazhakuttam	KZK	Kaniyapuram	KXP
Murukkampuzha	MQU	Perunguzhi (halt)	PGZ	Chirayinkeezh	CRY
Kadakavur	KVU	Akathumuri (halt)	AMY	Varkala Shivagiri	VAK
Edavai	EVA	Kappil	KFI
Paravur	PVU	Mayyanad	MYY	Iravipuram (halt)	IRP
Kollam Jn.	QLN	Perinad (halt)	PRND	Munroturuttu (halt)	MQO
Sasthankotta	STKT	Karunagapalli	KPY	Ochira	OCR
Kayankulam Jn.	KYJ	Mavelikara	MVLK	Cheriyanad	CYN
Chengannur	CNGR	Tiruvalla	TRVL	Changanacheri	CGY
Chingavanam	CGV	Kottayam	KTYM	Kumaranallur (halt)	KFQ
Ettumanur	ETM	Kuruppantara	KRPP	Kaduturutty (halt)	KDTY
Vaikom Road	VARD	Piravam Road	PVRD	Kanjiramittam(halt)	KPTM
Mulanturutti	MNTT	Chottanikkara Road/ Kurikad (halt)	KFE	Tripunittura	TRTR
Ernakulam Jn.	ERS	Ernakulam Town	ERN	Idappalli	IPL
Kalamasseri	KLMR	Aluva	AWY	Chovvara (halt)	CWR
Angamali (for Kaladi)	AFK	Karukutty	KUC	Koratti Angadi (halt)	KRAN
Divine Nagar (halt)	DINR	Chalakudi	CKI	Irinjalakuda	IJK
Nellayi (halt)	NYI	Pudukad	PUK	Ollur	OLR
Thrisur	TCR	Punkunnam	PNQ	Mulagunnathukavu	MGK
Wadakancheri	WKI	Mullurkara (halt)	MUC	Vallattol Nagar	VTK
Shoranur Jn.	SRR	Karakkad	KRKD	Pattambi	PTB
Kodumunda (halt) †	KODN	Pallippuram	PUM	Perssannur (halt) †	PEU
Kuttippuram	KTU	Tirunnavaya	TUA	Tirur	TIR
Tanur	TA	Parappanangadi	PGI	Vallikunnu	VLI
Kadalundi	KN	Ferok	FK	Kallayi	KUL
Kozhikkode	CLT	Vellayil (halt) †	VLL	West Hill	WH
Elattur	ETR	Chemancheri (halt) †	CMC	Quilandi	QLD
Vellarakkad (halt) †	VEK	Tikkotti	TKT	Payyoli	PYOL
Iringal	IGL	Vadakara	BDJ	Nadapuram Road	NAU
Mukkali	MUKE	Mahe ‡	MAHE	Jagannath Temple Gate	JGE
Thalassery	TLY	Dharmadam	DMD	Etakkot	ETK
Kannur South	CS	Kannur	CAN	Chirakkal	CQL
Valapattanam	VAPM	Pappinisseri	PPNS	Kannapuram	KPQ
Payangadi	PAZ	Ezhimala (halt)	ELM	Payyanur	PAY
Trikarpur	TKQ	Chandera	CDRA	Charvattur	CHV
Nileshwar	NLE	Kanhangad	KZE	Bekal Fort	BFR
Kotikulam	KQK	Kalanad (halt)	KLAD	Kasaragod	KGQ
Kumbala	KMQ	Uppala	UAA	Manjeshwar	MJS
† Station currently disbanded by Railways.
‡ Railway station for Mahé, part of Puducherry Union Territory, but geographically located within the state of Kerala.

Stations on Kayamkulam - Ernakulam Jn. rail-route (via Alappuzha)

Ernakulam–Alappuzha– Kayamkulam–Kollam line
km to Aluva to Kottayam 2 Ernakulam C Cabin Kaloor Road A L Jacob overpass 0 Ernakulam Junction SH 15 to Cochin Harbour Terminus Perandoor Canal Thevara Canal NH 966B 5 Tirunettur Nettoor Canal Kumbalam North underpass 8 Kumbalam Vembanad Lake Thoppumpady underpass 12 Aroor Halt Kuthiathodu Eramallur Road 18 Ezhupunna Kodamthuruth 23 Thuravoor Kumbalangi Road 27 Vayalar 33 Cherthala Thyckal Road Arthunkal Road 39 Tiruvizha Mararikulam Beach Road 44 Mararikulam 48 Kalavur Halt Tumboli Road 54 Tumboli SH 66 Alappuzha Bypass 58 Alappuzha Alappuzha Bypass Vadackal 63 Punnapra NH 66 70 Ambalappuzha Karumadi Canal SH 12 75 Takazhi Kunnumma Canal Pampa River 82 Karuvatta Halt 88 Haripad 93 Cheppad Karippuzha Thodu SH 6 to Kottayam 115 Kayamkulam Junction SH 5 Mavellikara Road 121 Ochira Chakkuvally Road 129 Karunagappalli Kottarakara Road Thodiyur overpass Pallikkal River 136 Sasthamkotta NH 183A Kanatharkunnam overpass Kallada River 139 Munroturuttu Pezhumthuruthu Perumon Lake Perumon overpass 147 Perinad NH 183 NH 744 to Sengottai via Punalur Kallumthazham overpass Chemmamukku overpass 156 Kollam Junction to Thiruvananthapuram Central km

Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code
Cheppad (halt)	CHPD	Harippad	HAD	Karuvatta (halt)	KVTA
Takazhi (halt)	TZH	Ambalapuzha	AMPA	Punnapra (halt)	PNPR
Alappuzha	ALLP	Tumboli (halt)	TMPY	Kalavur (halt)	KAVR
Mararikulam	MAKM	Tiruvizha (halt)	TRVZ	Cherthala	SRTL
Vayalar (halt)	VAY	Turavur	TUVR	Ezhupunna (halt)	EZP
Aroor (halt)	AROR	Kumbalam	KUMM	Tirunettur (halt)	TNU

Stations on Shoranur - Coimbatore rail-route

Coimbatore–Shoranur line
km to Erode 18 Irugur Junction Singanallur 14 7 Podanur Junction Peelamedu 9 NH 948 0 Coimbatore Main Coimbatore North Junction 3 Periyanayikanpalayam 17 State Highway 162 Karamadai 28 Mettupalayam 36 to Pollachi Nilgiri Mountain Railway (narrow gauge) NH 948 4 Madukkarai 9 Ettimadai Tamil Nadu Kerala border 18 Walayar 22 Chullimada 29 Kanjikode Malampuzha River 37 Kottekad 44 Palakkad Junction NH 966 to Pollachi 52 Parli 60 Mankara 67 Lakkidi 71 Palappuram 75 Ottappalam 82 Mannanur to Cochin Harbour 88 Shoranur Junction to Nilambur to Mangalore

Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code
Shoranur Jn.	SRR	Mannanur	MNUR	Ottappalam	OTP
Palappuram	PLPM	Lakkiti	LDY	Mankara	MNY
Parli	PLL	Palakkad Jn.	PGT	Kottekad	KTKU
Kanjikode	KJKT	Chullimada*	CLMD	Walayar	WRA
* One-way station on single line, trains pass through this station enroute Coimbatore towards Palakkad only.The opposite line passes through the forest.

Stations on Palakkad Jn.- Tiruchendur rail-route

Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code
Palakkad Jn. (Olavakkode)	PGT	Palakkad Town	PGTN	Pudunagaram	PDGM
Vadakannikapuram	VDK	Kollengode	KLGD	Muthalamada	MMDA
Minatchipuram	MXM

Stations on Kollam- Sengottai rail-route

Kollam–Sengottai branch line
km to Trivandrum Central 0 Kollam Junction Chemmamukku overpass Kollam Bypass to Kayamkulam Junction TVCTooltip Thiruvananthapuram railway division MDUTooltip Madurai railway division limits NH 744 6 Kilikollur 8 Chandanattop Halt NH 183 13 Kundara Chittumala Road 15 Kundara East NH 744 19 Ezhukone Nedumankavu Road NH 744 Ampalathumkala overpass NH 744 NH 744 25 Kottarakara Kottarakara Street overpass SH 1 Mylom Thodu 30 Kuri Thalavoor Road 37 Auvaneeswarem 45 Punalur Kallada River SH 8 NH 744 NH 744 Anapettakongal Road 55 Edamann Urukkunnu Tunnel 77 Ottakkal Tenmala Tunnel 1 66 Thenmala Tenmala Tunnel 2 Tenmala Tunnel 3 Tenmala Tunnel 4 13 arch bridge Achankoil River 70 Kazhuthurutty 77 Edapalayam 75 New Aryankavu 79 Aryankavu NH 744 Kerala Tamil Nadu Aryankavu Tunnel NH 744 87 Bhagavathipuram 93 Sengottai Elattur Road SH 39A Tamil Nadu NH 744 102 Tenkasi Junction to Virudhunagar Junction to Tirunelveli Junction

Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code
Kollam Jn.	QLN	Kilikollur	KLQ	Chandanattop(halt)	CTPE
Kundara	KUV	Kundara East	KFV	Ezhukone	EKN
Kottarakkara	KKZ	Kuri	KIF	Auvaneeswaram	AVS
Punalur	PUU	Edamann	EDN	Ottakkal	OKL
Thenmalai	TML	Kathuruthy (halt)	KTHY	Edapalayam (halt)	EDP
New Aryankavu	AYVN	Aryankavu	AYV

Stations on Shoranur - Nilambur Road rail-route

Nilambur–Shoranur spur line
km 0.0 Nilambur Road SH 39 Kuruvanpuzha River 10.6 Vaniyambalam 14.9 Thodiyappulam 19.2 Tuvvur 25.6 Melattur SH 39 32.8 Pattikkad SH 73 38.4 Angadipuram NH 966 SH 39 45.5 Cherukara Kunthi River Malappuram-Palakkad Border 52.1 Kulukkallur Pattambi–Cherpulassery Road  55.7 Vallapuzha 61.8 Vadanamkurishi SH 23 Shoranur–Mangalore section to Kozhikode Shoranur Junction Jolarpettai–Shoranur line to Palakkad Junction Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section to Thrissur

Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code
Shoranur Jn.	SRR	Vadanamkurishi (halt)	VDKS	Vallapuzha	VPZ
Kulukkallur	KZC	Cherukara	CQA	Angadippuram	AAM
Pattikkad	PKQ	Melattur	MLTR	Tuvvur	TUV
Todiyappulam (halt)	TDPM	Vaniyambalam	VNB	Nilambur Road	NIL

Stations on Thrissur - Guruvayur rail-route

Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code
Thrissur	TCR	Punkunnam	PNQ	Guruvayur	GUV

Defunct/Unused railway stations

Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code	Railway station	Station code
Cochin Harbour Terminus	CHTS	Ernakulam Terminus	ERG	Mattancherry (halt)	MTNC
Kalady		Bharathappuzha (halt)	BPZA	Amala Nagar (halt)	AMLR

See Also

Railway lines across Kerala

• Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line
• Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central line
• Kollam - Sengottai line
• Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
• Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line
• Shoranur – Ernakulam line
• Guruvayur–Thrissur line
• Shornur - Mangalore line
• Nilambur–Shoranur line
• Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
• Palakkad–Pollachi line

Proposed railway lines (Under construction/ DPR stage)

• Sabari railway
• Nilambur - Nanjangodu

Gallery

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  Trivandrum Central
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  Kollam Junction
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  Thrissur railway station
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  Kozhikode railway station
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  Ernakulam Town (North)