Varkala Sivagiri railway station

This article is about the railway station. For the pilgrimage centre, see Sivagiri, Kerala.

Varkala Sivagiri Station Indian Railway Station
Varkala Sivagiri Railway Station view towads south from foot overbridge
Station statistics
Address	Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India
Coordinates	8.741°N 76.723°E / 8.741; 76.723
Platforms	3
Other information
Code	VAK
Zone(s)	SR
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram

Varkala railway station also known as Varkala Sivagiri Railway Station, station code VAK, is a major railway station serving the district of Thiruvananthapuram of Kerala. It is situated in the municipality of Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district. It falls in the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is on Thiruvananthapuram—Kollam railway line and is the an important railhead in the Thiruvananthapuram district, after the Thiruvananthapuram Central station. Many trains connecting Thiruvananthapuram Central or Kochuveli from north has a halt here.It is also important for Varkala being a major tourist spot in the district. In close proximity to the station is Varkala Bus Station. Nearby attractions include Varkala Beach, 2000-year-old Janardhana Swamy Temple. Trivandrum International Airport is the nearest airport (58 km away).

Varkala Sivagiri

The station name used to be 'Varkala' till 2005. It was renamed "Varkala Sivagiri" after the samadhi of Sri Narayana Guru,situated in Varkala in the year 2005. Most of the trains are allowed temporary halt in this station during a week period of the famous "Sivagiri Theerthadanam" (Sivagiri Pilgrimage).

Trains at a Glance

Express Trains

• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express (via alleppy)
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express (via Kottayam)
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Chennai Central Superfast Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Chennai Central Chennai Mail
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Guruvayoor Intercity Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Ernakulam Junction Vanchinad Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-LokmanyaTilak Terminus Netravati Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-New Delhi Kerala Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Chennai Superfast Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Mangalore Central Parasuram Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Mangalore Central Malabar Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Mangalore Central Maveli Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Shoranur Junction Venad Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Palghat Town Amritha Express
• Kochuveli-Hyderabad Sabari Express
• Nagercoil-Shalimar Gurudev Express
• Nagercoil-Mangalore Central Ernad Express
• Kanyakumari-Bangalore Island Express
• Kanyakumari-Mumbai Jayanthi Janatha Express
• Chennai Egmore-Guruvayoor Express

Passenger Trains

• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kollam Passenger
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kollam Passenger
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kollam Passenger
• Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kollam Passenger
• Kollam-Madurai Passenger
• Nagercoil-Kottayam Passenger

pass through this station.The railhead is Thiruvananthapuram Central Station.