Kappil railway station

This article is about the railway station in Trivandrum district. For the Kappil, see Kappil.

Kappil
Regional rail and Light rail station
Location	Kappil, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India
Coordinates	8.741°N 76.723°E / 8.741; 76.723
Elevation	18m
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway
Line(s)	Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KFI
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened	1918 (1918)
Rebuilt	2017
Electrified	Yes, 25 kV AC 50 Hz 2006 (2006)
Previous names	Kappil Railway Station
Passengers
2018–19	15,529 (43/day)
Route map km to Kayamkulam Junction to Sengottai via Punalur Kollam Bypass overpass Chemmamukku overpass 0 Kollam Junction NH 66 FCI siding SP Office overpass 4 Eravipuram 9 Mayyanad Paravur Lake 12 Paravur Paravur town overpass Kilimukkam Lake 17 Kappil Paravur Varkala Road 20 Edavai Puthoor Varkala Road Paravur Varkala Road SH 64 24 Varkala Varkala underpass Aythi overpass 30 Akathumuri Anchuthengu Kayal 33 Kadakkavoor Kadakkavoor overpass Vamanapuram River Attingal Road 36 Chirayinkeezhu Sarkara Road Mamam River 40 Perunguzhi Kadinamkulam Lake 43 Murukkampuzha Pothencode Road Kaniyapuram Road 47 Kaniyapuram Vettu Road Menamkulam overpass 51 Kazhakoottam VSSC Road 54 Veli Veli Lake Kochuveli Road 58 Kochuveli Parvathi Puthan River Thiruvananthapuram Bypass overpass Pettah Market Road Pettah overpass 62 Thiruvananthapuram Pettah Uppidamoodu overpass Over Bridge Junction overpass 65 Trivandrum Central NH 66 to Nagercoil Junction km
Location
Kappil Railway Station Location in Kerala Kappil Railway Station Location in India

Kappil railway station station code KFI, is one of the four railway stations serving the Varkala urban agglomeration in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. It is situated in Edava Panchayat of Varkala Taluk. It is the 20th most revenue-generating railway station in Trivandrum district. Kappil Beach and lake is situated close to this railway station is one of the major tourist destinations in Trivandrum. In 2018–19 FY Kappil generated ₹1.18lakh profit from 15,529 passengers.