Kottayam Railway Station
Kottayam connectivity to rail plays a vital role in framing the entire development and progress of this city. Kottayam is one of the popular cities of Kerala, hence, accessibility and connectivity of this city with other major cities of India lays the platform of its progress.Rail transportation in Kottayam is considered the backbone for industrial success and growth. Kottayam railway station is the center for facilitating rail route for both passenger and goods trains to different major cities of India. This railway was built in 1956 and extension work was completed in 1958. It is one of the busiest railway station of Southern Railway which is best fitted with modern technology and amenities that serve all the passengers and trains that passes through it.
Kottayam railway station is an important link between two big railway stations of Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram. Kottayam railway station has three platforms that are sufficient to handle all the express, passenger and goods trains that pass through it. This rail route has direct connectivity to major cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, etc. Kottayam railway station is located about 2.5 km away from the heart of the city at Nagampadam and can be contacted at the below provided details.
Nagampadam
Kottayam, KL - 686002
Station Manager
Phone No: 562933, 563535
Enquiry 131
Reservation Office
Phone No: 569966
There are around 36 express, passenger and some special trains that pass through this railway station every day, including two passenger trains that originate from this station to Ernakulam South railway station. Details of all the major trains that pass through Kottayam railway station are:
Passenger trains that pass thorough Kottayam Railway Station
- Nagercoil Kottayam Passenger
- Kottayam Passenger
- Guruvayur Fast Passenger
- Kollam Ernakulam Passenger
- Kayankulam Ernakulam Passenger
- Kollam Ernakulam MEMU
- Kottayam Ernakulam Passenger
Express trains that pass thorough Kottayam Railway Station
- Trivandrum Mail
- Chennai Superfast Express
- Chennai Superfast Express Weekly
- Kerala Express
- Jayanthi Janatha Express
- Island Express
- Kochuveli Yeshwantpur Garib Rath
- Kochuveli Yesvantpur AC Express
- Sabari Express
- Himsagar Express
- Mangalore Express
- Parasuram Express
- Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express
- Malabar Express
- Kocuveli Dehradun Express
- Kocuveli Bikaner Express
- Kochuveli Lokmanya Tilak Garib Rath
- Kochuveli Hubli Super Fast Express
- Kochuveli Bhavnagar Express
- Korba Express
- Veraval Express
- Guwahati Express
- Trivandrum-Guwahati SuperFast Express
- Kannur Jan Shatabdi Express
- Venad Express
- Vanchinad Express
- Amritha Express
- Rajya Rani Express
Facilities at Kottayan Railway Station
Kottayam railway station provides several facilities to the passengers. There are dedicated counters for registering complaints, suggestion, announcement room, canteen, drinking water, etc that cater better management of huge crowd at this railway station. Apart from these facilities, some of the main facilities provided at this station are.- Passenger Waiting Center
- Computerised Unreserved Ticket Center
- Computerised Reservation Ticket Center
- Foot over Bridge
- IRCTC Restaurants
- Pre Paid Autorickshaw Counter
- Pre Paid Parking Space
- ATM