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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kuzhithura
| native_name = കുഴിത്തുറ குழித்துறை
| type = [[Light rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = குழித்துறை தொடருந்து நிலையம்.jpg
| image_caption = The entrance of the station
| address = [[Marthandam]], [[Marthandam]], [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| coordinates = {{coord|8.301111|77.218611|type:railwaystation_region:IN-TN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|19|m|ft}}
| line = [[Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line]]
| other = {{rint|bus}} Bus, auto & taxi stand [[Marthandam]] bus station of the TNSTC
| structure = Standard
| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| parking = Available
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1979|4|15}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]]
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KZT
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = [[Trivandrum]]
}}
| operator =
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers = 50000
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
}}
'''Kuzhithura railway station''' (Station code: KZT) is the second-biggest station in [[Kanyakumari district]] (NSG 5 Category). For train transportation the [[Marthandam]] is the main hub for [[Kalkulam]] and [[Vilavancode]] talukas. The [[Kalkulam]] and Vilavancode talukas have the population around seven lakes. The Kuzhithurai station is found to be centered between [[Trivandrum]]–[[Kanniyakumari]] railway route. This railway station collection is more than seven crore per annum and a daily passenger patronage of more than 50,000 people. The station has two platforms and falls on the Kanniyakumari–Trivandrum line in the [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division|Trivandrum division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]]. Most of all daily trains passing through the station halt in Kuzhithurai station

== Time Table ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Trains halting at Kuzhithurai Railway Station
|'''Train number'''
|'''Train Name'''
|'''From'''
|'''To'''
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Frequency'''
|-
|16606
|[[Ernad Express]]
|[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]
|[[Mangalore Central railway station|Mangaluru Central]]
|02:31
|Daily
|-
|16650
|[[Parasuram Express]]
|[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]
|[[Mangalore Central railway station|Mangaluru Central]]
|04:34
|Daily
|-
|16128
|[[Chennai Egmore–Guruvayur Express|Guruvayur - Chennai Egmore Express]]
|[[Guruvayur]]
|[[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]]
|04:42
|Daily
|-
|16729
|Madurai - Punalur Express
|[[Madurai Junction railway station|Madurai Junction]]
|[[Punalur railway station|Punalur]]
|05:14
|Daily
|-
|56310
|Nagercoil - Thiruvananthapuram Central Passenger
|[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|07:09
|Daily
|-
|56311
|Thiruvananthapuram Central - Nagercoil Passenger
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]
|07:44
|Daily
|-
|56318
|Nagercoil - Kochuveli Passenger
|[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]
|[[Kochuveli railway station|Kochuveli]]
|08:34
|Daily
|-
|16382
|[[Kanyakumari–Mumbai Express|Kanyakumari - Mumbai CSMT Express]]
|[[Kanniyakumari railway station|Kanyakumari]]
|[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai - Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj Terminus]]
|09:25
|Daily
|-
|16381
|[[Kanyakumari–Mumbai Express|Mumbai - Kanyakumari Express]]
|[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai - Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj Terminus]]
|[[Kanniyakumari railway station|Kanyakumari]]
|09:49
|Daily
|-
|16723
|[[Anantapuri Express|Ananthapuri Express]]
|[[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]]
|[[Kollam Junction railway station|Kollam Junction]]
|10:!5
|Daily
|-
|56715
|Punalur - Kanyakumari Passenger
|[[Punalur]]
|[[Kanyakumari]]
|10:27
|Daily
|-
|16525
|[[Island Express (train)|Kanyakumari - KSR Bengaluru Express]]
|[[Kanyakumari]]
|[[Bangalore City railway station|Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna - Bengaluru]]
|10:54
|Daily
|-
|22628
|[[Tiruchirappalli–Thiruvananthapuram Intercity Express|Thiruvananthapuram- Tiruchirappalli Intercity Superfast Express]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchirappalli Junction]]
|12:24
|Daily
|-
|56317
|Kochuveli - Nagercoil Passenger
|[[Kochuveli railway station|Kochuveli]]
|[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]
|12:55
|Daily
|-
|56304
|Nagercoil - Kottayam Passenger
|[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]
|[[Kottayam railway station|Kottayam]]
|12:59
|Daily
|-
|66304
|Kollam - Kanyakumari MEMU
|[[Kollam Junction railway station|Kollam Junction]]
|[[Kanniyakumari railway station|Kanyakumari]]
|13:44
|Daily
|-
|22627
|[[Tiruchirappalli–Thiruvananthapuram Intercity Express|Tiruchirappalli - Thiruvananthapuram Intercity Superfast Express]]
|[[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchirappalli Junction]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|14:24
|Daily
|-
|16526
|[[Island Express (train)|KSR Bengaluru - Kanyakumari Express]]
|[[Bangalore City railway station|Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna - Bengaluru]]
|[[Kanyakumari]]
|14:34
|Daily
|-
|16317
|[[Himsagar Express|Himsagar Expess]]
|[[Kanyakumari]]
|[[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station|Shri Matha Vaishnov Devi Katra]]
|15:14
|Friday
|-
|56716
|Kanyakumari - Punalur Passenger
|[[Kanyakumari]]
|[[Punalur railway station|Punalur]]
|15:24
|Daily
|-
|16724
|Ananthapuri Express
|[[Kollam Junction railway station|Kollam Junction]]
|[[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]]
|17:00
|Daily
|-
|66305
|Kanyakumari - Kollam MEMU
|[[Kanyakumari]]
|[[Kollam Junction railway station|Kollam Junction]]
|17:29
|Daily
|-
|56315
|Thiruvananthapuram Central - Nagercoil Passenger
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]
|18:05
|Daily
|-
|56316
|Nagercoil - Thiruvananthapuram Central Passenger
|[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|18:55
|Daily
|-
|56313
|Thiruvananthapuram Central - Nagercoil Passenger
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]
|18:55
|Daily
|-
|16649
|[[Parasuram Express]]
|[[Mangalore Central railway station|Mangaluru Central]]
|[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]
|19:50
|Daily
|-
|16318
|[[Himsagar Express]]
|[[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station|Shri Matha Vaishnov Devi Katra]]
|[[Kanyakumari]]
|20:26
|Thursday
|-
|16730
|Punalur - Madurai Express
|[[Punalur railway station|Punalur]]
|[[Madurai Junction railway station|Madurai Junction]]
|21:37
|Daily
|-
|16127
|[[Chennai Egmore–Guruvayur Express|Chennai Egmore - Guruvayur Express]]
|[[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]]
|[[Guruvayur]]
|22:15
|Daily
|-
|16605
|[[Ernad Express]]
|[[Mangalore Central railway station|Mangaluru Central]]
|[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]
|22:44
|Daily
|}

== Demanded Rail Services ==

*Extension of Trivandrum–[[Mangalore]] 16603/16604 [[Maveli Express|Mavali Express]] up to [[Nagercoil]]<ref>{{cite web|date=24 February 2010|title=Railway users seek more trains, facilities|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/24/stories/2010022462570400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301120042/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/24/stories/2010022462570400.htm|archive-date=1 March 2010|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=8 February 2010|edition=Nagercoil|newspaper=[[Dina Thanthi|The Daily Thanthi]]}}{{full citation needed|date=July 2016}}</ref>
* A new overnight express from [[Velankanni]] to [[Kollam]] via [[Thanjavur]], [[Trichy]], [[Pudukkottai]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Kuzhithura]] and Trivandrum<ref>{{cite web|date=27 July 2010|title=Operate special train|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/27/stories/2010072757920300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012085332/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/27/stories/2010072757920300.htm|archive-date=12 October 2013|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* [[Kanniyakumari]] to [[Vasco da Gama, Goa]] daily train via Trivandrum and [[Ernakulam]]<ref>{{cite news|date=10 March 2010|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|location=Nagercoil}}{{full citation needed|date=July 2016}}</ref>
* [[Kochuveli]]–[[Bangalore]] Overnight Express train via Kuzhithura, [[Nagercoil]], [[Madurai]], [[Erode]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] and [[Hosur]]<ref>{{cite news|date=2 June 2010|edition=Nagercoil|newspaper=[[Dinakaran]]}}{{full citation needed|date=July 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Eraniel railway station]]
* [[Viranialur railway station]]
* [[Southern Railway zone]]
* [[Indian Railways]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/802 Satellite Map of Martandam Railway Station]
* [http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=KZT&name=Kuzhithura Kuzhithura Railway Station details]

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Kanyakumari district]]
[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1979]]

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