Veli Railway Station

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox station | name = Veli | type = 30px Indian Railways station | style = Indian Railways | address = Veli, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | country = India | coordinates = {{Coord|8.556|76.872|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}} | map_type = India#India Kerala | elevation = 16m | line = Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line | other = | structure = Standard (on-ground station) | platform = 3 | tracks = 4 | parking = | opened = | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = Yes | accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} | code = {{Indian railway code | code = VELI | zone = Southern Railway zone | division = {{abbrlink|Thiruvananthapuram|Thiruvananthapuram railway division}} }} | owned = | operator = | status = Functioning | former = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | map_locator = | route_map = {{Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Central trunk line}} }}

'''Veli railway station''' (Code:VELI) is a railway stations serving the Indian city of Trivandrum, the capital of the state of Kerala.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sabha |first=India Parliament Lok |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GWowAAAAMAAJ&q=Veli+Railway+Station |title=Lok Sabha Debates |date=1989 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat. |language=en}}</ref> It lies on the Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram rail line. Veli lake is situated near the railway station in Trivandrum district. The station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone, Indian Railways. Kazhakoottam and Kochuveli railway stations are the nearby stations on the north and south, respectively.

==Significance==

It is located near Kazhakoottam, which is significant for its proximity to the IT hub of the state Technopark, Sainik School, Kinfra Film and Video Park, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, DCSMAT media school, PRASAD film lab, Vismayas Max.<ref name="TOI News KZK Devolopement">{{cite news|title=Railways seeks Technopark help to develop Kazhakoottam station|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Railways-seeks-Technopark-help-to-develop-Kazhakoottam-station/articleshow/11032253.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103073436/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-08/thiruvananthapuram/30489732_1_railway-station-technopark-mervin-alexander|url-status=live|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=21 February 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|date=8 December 2011}}</ref> Employees of Technopark and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre hugely rely on this station. {{citation needed|date=March 2019}} Food Corporation of India godown is also situated in the railway station premises.

==Layout==

The station has currently two platforms.

==Services== Some passenger trains stop at the station.

'''Express trains'''

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;" |- ! No. ! Origin ! Destination |- |1. |Thiruvananthapuram Central |Kollam Junction |- |2. |Kollam Junction |Thiruvananthapuram Central |- |3. |{{stnlnk|Nagercoil Junction}} |Kottayam |}

;Passenger Trains {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center" |- !scope="col"| Sl No. !scope="col"| Train number !scope="col"| Source !scope="col"| Destination !scope="col"| Name/Type |- | valign="center" | 1 | valign="center" | 56307 | valign="center" | Kollam Junction | valign="center" | Trivandrum Central | valign="center" | Passenger |- | valign="center" | 2 | valign="center" | 56700 | valign="center" | Madurai | valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}} | valign="center" | Passenger |- | valign="center" | 3 | valign="center" | 66304 | valign="center" | Kollam Junction | valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}} | valign="center" | MEMU |- | valign="center" | 4 | valign="center" | 56309 | valign="center" | Kollam Junction | valign="center" | Trivandrum Central | valign="center" | Passenger |- | valign="center" | 5 | valign="center" | 56304 | valign="center" | Nagercoil | valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Kottayam}} | valign="center" | Passenger |- | valign="center" | 6 | valign="center" | 56701 | valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}} | valign="center" | Madurai | valign="center" | Passenger |- | valign="center" | 7 | valign="center" | 56715 | valign="center" | Punalur | valign="center" | Kanniyakumari | valign="center" | Passenger |- | valign="center" | 8 | valign="center" | 56716 | valign="center" | Kanniyakumari | valign="center" | Punalur | valign="center" | Passenger |- | valign="center" | 9 | valign="center" | 66305 | valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}} | valign="center" | Kollam Junction | valign="center" | MEMU |- | valign="center" | 10 | valign="center" | 56308 | valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Trivandrum Central}} | valign="center" | Kollam Junction | valign="center" | Passenger |}

==See also== * Trivandrum Central * Kochuveli railway station * [https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/kazhakkuttam-kzk/2764 Indian Rail Info]

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:Railway stations in Thiruvananthapuram Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division Category:Indian Railways