Thiruvananthapuram North railway station
Thiruvananthapuram North Railway station (TVCN) | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
Name board of Thiruvananthapuram North railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Other names | Kochuveli | ||||
| Location | Kochuveli, Thiruvananthapuram, India | ||||
| Coordinates | 8°30′32″N 76°53′49″E / 8.509°N 76.897°E | ||||
| Elevation | 10m | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Southern Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram line | ||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||
| Tracks | 13 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible | |||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | TVCN | ||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Thiruvananthapuram | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2005 | ||||
| Closed | 2019 | ||||
| Rebuilt | 2022 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Previous names | Kochuveli | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 60,00000 | 4,559 100% (-) | ||||
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Thiruvananthapuram North Railway Station (station code: TVCN), formerly Kochuveli railway station (old station code: KCVL), is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a satellite passenger railway station of Thiruvananthapuram. It is being developed to ease congestion at Thiruvananthapuram Central.
Some trains presently operating from Thiruvananthapuram Central, including the Sabari Express, will commence the journey from Thiruvananthapuram North railway station once the station is completely developed. Thiruvananthapuram North railway station also caters to special trains during busy seasons. The trains connect this station to cities like New Delhi, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Rishikesh, Hubli, Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Madgaon, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Indore, Surat, Nilambur, Jodhpur, Sri Ganganagar and Nagercoil.