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16-470: 1898 – Palakkad 1902 – Kochi 1902 – Thrissur 1904 – Kollam 1907 – Kannur 1907 – Kasargod 1918 – Thiruvananthapuram 1958 – Kottayam Thiruvananthapuram Central (station code: TVC,) is an NSG–2 category railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone . It is a major railway station that serves the city of Thiruvananthapuram ,

32-515: A railway station in the Indian state of Kerala is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nemom Nemom is an area in the city of Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum). It is surrounded by Thirumala in the north, Malayinkeezhu in the north-east, Balaramapuram in the south-east, Kovalam in the south and Thiruvallam in the west. Nemom falls within the municipal corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, though partly exclusive. It

48-526: Is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone . It is one of the largest railway station in Kerala state, India situated in the city of Palakkad and the second largest railway station in the district. Palakkad Junction is the cleanest railway station in the state of Kerala as per the survey conducted by Swachh Bharat Survey . Palakkad Junction serves as

64-559: Is connected with Thiruvananthapuram , Neyyattinkara , Vizhinjam , Poovar , Kattakkada , Nagarcoil , and Kanyakumari through the main arterial highway National Highway 66 . Nemom has a Government Ayurveda Clinic. There is a public market at Pravachambalam, about one kilometre away from Nemom. Vellayani Devi Temple is located in Nemom. Nemom assembly constituency is part of Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary Constituency . Shashi Tharoor of Indian National Congress represents

80-675: Is the first tier-2 city in the south along India's longest train routes: the Kanyakumari – Thiruvananthapuram – Dibrugarh Vivek Express route and the Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram– Jammu Tawi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Himsagar Express route. A second terminal (the South Terminal) was opened in 2004 to handle passenger traffic, and the West Terminal opened in 2007. To reduce congestion,

96-556: The Indian Railways . Palakkad Junction is located on Jolarpettai–Shoranur line and is the terminating point for the Palakkad – Madurai rail line. The other station serving the city is Palakkad Town railway station . The station is served by five platforms. Platforms 1, 2 and 3 are used for trains going towards Palakkad Town , Shoranur , Thrissur and platforms 4 and 5 are mainly used for trains going towards Chennai . The electronic interlocking system, which will replace

112-457: The 1970s; the extended platform accommodated trains as a metre-gauge line until the gauge conversion. The platform could accommodate two trains at a time. The station has five platforms to handle long and short-distance trains, and two entrances. The main entrance is opposite the central bus station, and the west entrance is on Power House Road. The train-care centre is adjacent to this entrance. The Nemom and Kochuveli stations were announced in

128-809: The area in the lower house of the Indian Parliament ( Lok Sabha ). V. Sivankutty of Communist Party of India (Marxist) is the MLA representing Nemom Assembly Constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly (Niyama Sabha) after 2021 assembly election . He is also the present Minister of the state for School Education. Deepika U of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the present councilor of Nemom Corporation Division. Nemom consists of 2 wards of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation . The 66th ward named as Nemom and 67th named as Ponnumangalam. Nemom village comes under Thiruvananthapuram taluk of

144-633: The capital of Kerala . It is Kerala's busiest railway station. The station building, a landmark of the city, is located in Thampanoor opposite the central bus stand . Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station is the highest profit earning railway station in Kerala and the most crowded and busiest railway station in Kerala . Most high priority and superfast express trains originate from here like TVC rajdhani express . A number of long-distance trains depart from Thiruvananthapuram Central. Thiruvananthapuram

160-438: The major railway hub for the city of Palakkad in Kerala while the secondary hub, Palakkad Town railway station . The station is located at 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Palakkad KSRTC bus stand. Olavakkode is a suburb of Palakkad city and is located on NH 966 which connects Palakkad to Kozhikode . The station falls in the Palakkad railway division . It is one of the important railway stations of Southern Railway zone of

176-420: The prevailing route relay interlocking system, was completed. A Mainline Electric Multiple Unit MEMU shed operates to maintain the suburban trains and is the first MEMU Shed in the state. Pitline work has been started at Town Railway Station and is expected to start functioning by the end of 2024. This could make it not only a major railway hub in the city but also in the state. This article about

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192-497: The railway budget as satellite terminals of Thiruvananthapuram Central. The Kochuveli satellite terminal has begun operation with trains originating from Thiruvananthapuram Central. Thiruvananthapuram Central was Kerala's first station to install video surveillance. A networked electronic surveillance system was installed by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) to improve security and monitor passengers arriving at

208-431: The station has 16 tracks. The Madras–Quilon line was extended to Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the princely state of Travancore , and was opened on 4 January 1918. The line terminated at Chackai, the trading centre of Thiruvananthapuram. M. E. Watts, dewan of Travancore, extended the rail line to the heart of the city. The terminus was moved to its present location at Thiruvananthapuram Central in 1931. The station

224-666: The station. The conversion of Thiruvananthapuram Central to world-class standards was announced in the railway budget. Former Union Minister for Railways Lalu Prasad laid the foundation stone for the station's expansion and modernization in December 2006. Tenders were invited for feasibility studies for the project. More than ₹ 1 billion (US$ 12 million) was needed for the first phase of this project. A new complex will be built, covering 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m), and modern facilities (including an office and commercial complex) are planned. A proposed passenger terminal at Nemom

240-761: Was announced in the rail budget, but work has not yet begun. It is estimated that a consortium would be needed for the Thiruvananthapuram Central expansion, due to the size of the project. A shunting engine trailed through at point 57A near the relay interlocking cabin and damaged the point and signal gears in the Thiruvananthapuram Central yard in 2018. There were no casualties. Palakkad Junction railway station 1898 – Palakkad 1902 – Kochi 1902 – Thrissur 1904 – Kollam 1907 – Kannur 1907 – Kasargod 1918 – Thiruvananthapuram 1958 – Kottayam Palakkad Junction (formerly Olavakkode Junction )(station code: PGT )

256-512: Was built during the reign of Sethu Lakshmi Bayi , the maharani of Travancore, and was inaugurated on 4 November 1931. No bricks were used for the station's construction; it was built with rock masonry. Thiruvananthapuram was a branch-line station, but the maharani built it on a par with its counterparts in India's major cities. The station was built to handle two departures per day in 1931, and had one platform. The single-line platform continued until

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