Vaikom Road | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Appanchira,Kaduthuruthy,Kottayam,Kerala India | ||||
| Coordinates | 9°46′42″N76°28′28″E / 9.778204°N 76.47438°E /9.778204; 76.47438 | ||||
| System | Regional rail,Light rail &Commuter rail station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Line | Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kollam line | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At–grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | VARD | ||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Thiruvananthapuram | ||||
| Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1956; 70 years ago (1956) | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Vaikom Road railway station (station code: VARD) is an NSG–6 categoryIndian railway station inThiruvananthapuram railway division ofSouthern Railway zone.[1] It is arailway station inKottayam district,Kerala and falls under theThiruvananthapuram railway division of theSouthern Railway zone,Indian Railways.
It is one of the few railway stations in between Kottayam and Ernakulam where most of the long-distance trains halt for at least one minute.