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	Kottayam railway station has three platforms for handling long-distance and passenger trains. A railway goods shed was also situated at the station. It was torn down in 2019. The station is located at Nagampadam which is at a distance of 2.5 km from [[Kottayam]] town.		Kottayam railway station has three platforms for handling long-distance and passenger trains. A railway goods shed was also situated at the station. It was torn down in 2019. The station is located at Nagampadam which is at a distance of 2.5 km from [[Kottayam]] town. Two more platforms will be added to the station as part of track doubling and electrification.

	==Significance==		==Significance==

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{{Infobox station
| name = Kottayam
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| type = [[Regional rail]] & [[Light rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address = Nagampadam, [[Kottayam]], [[Kottayam district]], Kerala
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|9.595|76.531|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Kerala
| elevation =
| line = [[Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line]]
| other = Nagampadam bus stand, Autorikshaw stand, Taxi stand
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 4 (including goods shed)
| tracks = 5
| entrances =
| parking = Available
| baggage_check =
| opened = {{Start date and age|1956}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KTYM
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{abbrlink|Thiruvananthapuram|Thiruvananthapuram railway division}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers = 12,319 per day<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1566121709913-ANNUAL%20EARNINGS.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2018-19 - Thiruvananthapuram Division |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819141428/http://https/ |archive-date=19 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| pass_year = 2018–19
| classification = NSG-3
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
| route_map = {{Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam–Kollam line|inline=1}}
| map_state =
}}

'''Kottayam railway station''' is located in [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]] state, India. Kottayam railway station is managed by [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]. Kottayam lies on the busy rail route between [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and [[Kochi|Ernakulam]]. It is an NSG 3 category station. The station is served by several long-distance trains connecting most major cities in the country on a daily basis like [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Bhopal]], [[Pune]] and [[Mangalore]].
{{Railway in Kerala cities}}

==History==
The works for the metre-gauge project between [[Ernakulam]] and [[Kollam]] commenced on 24 December 1952. The metre-gauge railway line from Ernakulam to [[Kottayam]] was completed in 1956 and was formally inaugurated in October 1956. The metre-gauge line was later extended to Kollam on 1958 and was inaugurated on 6 January 1958.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/fifty-years-in-state-integration/article1173593.ece Fifty years in State ‘integration’]</ref>

==Layout==
Kottayam railway station has three platforms for handling long-distance and passenger trains. A railway goods shed was also situated at the station. It was torn down in 2019. The station is located at Nagampadam which is at a distance of 2.5 km from [[Kottayam]] town.

==Significance==
Kottayam railway station is the nearest railway station which caters to famous tourist destinations like [[Kumarakom]]. Kottayam railway station is also used by [[pilgrims]] going to [[Sabarimala]] temple though Chengannur is the hub of Sabarimala.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Sabarimala-pilgrimage-Kottayam-railway-station-offers-better-facilities-for-pilgrims/articleshow/10834902.cms Sabarimala pilgrimage: Kottayam railway station offers better facilities for pilgrims] ''Times of India''</ref>
During Sabarimala pilgrim (Mandala) season, state transport bus operates from this station.

== See also ==
*[[Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line]]
*[[Chengannur railway station]]
*[[Tiruvalla railway station]]
*[[Changanasseri railway station]]
*[[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]
*[[Punalur railway station]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{Thiruvananthapuram railway division}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Kottayam district]]
[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]

{{Kerala-railstation-stub}}

Kottayam railway station - Revision history

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