Thiruvananthapuram Central
Thiruvananthapuram Central main building.
General information
Other names	Thambanoor Railway Station
Location	Thampanoor,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India🇮🇳
Coordinates	8°29′15″N76°57′07″E / 8.4874°N 76.952°E /8.4874; 76.952
Elevation	6.740 metres (22.11 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern RailwaysThiruvananthapuram Division
Lines	Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line
Platforms	5
Tracks	16
Connections	, taxi stand, pre-paid auto service
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	TVC
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened	4 November 1931; 94 years ago (1931-11-04)
Closed	1940
Rebuilt	1955, 2025 (Planned)
Electrified	Yes (since 2005 December)
Previous names	Travancore Central
Passengers
2017–19	40,908 per day Annual passengers – 14,292,407[1]
Rank	1 (inKerala) 1 (inThiruvananthapuram railway division)
Location Thiruvananthapuram Central Location within Kerala Show map of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Central Thiruvananthapuram Central (India) Show map of India Interactive map

Railways in Kerala cities
Cities & connected years 1861 –Kozhikode 1898 –Palakkad 1902 –Kochi 1902 –Thrissur 1904 –Kollam 1907 –Kannur 1907 –Kasargod 1918 –Thiruvananthapuram 1956 –Kottayam 1989 –Alappuzha
Railway lines Mangalore-Shoranur Shoranur-Nilambur Jolarpettai–Shoranur Ernakulam–Alappuzha-Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kollam Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari Shoranur–Cochin Harbour Guruvayur–Thrissur Palakkad–Pollachi Kundala Valley
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Thiruvananthapuram Central (station code: TVC,^[2]) is an NSG–2 categoryrailway station inThiruvananthapuram railway division ofSouthern Railway zone.^[3] It is a majorrailway station that serves the city ofThiruvananthapuram, the capital ofKerala. It is Kerala's busiest railway station. The station building, a landmark of the city, is located inThampanoor opposite thecentral 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 is the firsttier-2 city in the south along India's longest train routes: theKanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram–DibrugarhVivek Express route and the Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram–Jammu Tawi–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi KatraHimsagar 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, the station has 16 tracks.^[4]

The Madras–Quilon line was extended to Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of theprincely state ofTravancore, 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 was built during the reign ofSethu Lakshmi Bayi, themaharani of Travancore, and was inaugurated on 4 November 1931. No bricks were used for the station's construction; it was built with rock masonry.^[5] 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 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. TheNemom andKochuveli stations were announced in 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 theRailway Protection Force (RPF) to improve security and monitor passengers arriving at the station.^[6]

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.^[7] A new complex will be built, covering 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m²), and modern facilities (including an office and commercial complex) are planned. A proposed passenger terminal atNemom 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.^[8].Nemom Terminus Project Construction Started just in this year

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Ashunting engine trailed through at point 57A near therelay interlocking cabin and damaged thepoint andsignal gears in the Thiruvananthapuram Centralyard in 2018. There were no casualties.^[9]

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