Sasthamkotta railway station

Sasthamkotta railway station (Code:STKT) is an 'NSG 5 category' railway station in the Kollam district of Kerala.[1] Sasthamkotta Railway Station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.[2][3][4] It is coming in between Munrothuruthu railway station and Karunagappalli railway station. The nearest important major rail head to Sasthamkotta is Kollam Junction railway station. As per the latest railway report, Sasthamkotta railway station has generated ₹1.2479 crore (US$170,000) through annual passenger tickets earning during the year 2016–17.[5]

This article is about the railway station. For the town, see Sasthamkotta. For the city, see Kollam.

Sasthamkotta
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Location	Sasthamkotta, Kollam, Kerala India
Coordinates	9.0323°N 76.5991°E / 9.0323; 76.5991
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Kayamkulam Junction-Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	STKT
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram railway division
Fare zone	Indian Railways
Classification	NSG-5
History
Opened	1958 (1958)
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Traffic
Passengers	2,459 per day
Route map km to Aluva 3 Ernakulam D Cabin 0 Ernakulam Junction 10 Tripunithura to Alappuzha 14 Chottanikkara Road 17 Mulanturutti 22 Kanjiramittam 29 Piravam Road 35 Vaikom Road 38 Kaduturutti Halt 42 Kuruppanthara 49 Ettumanur 56 Kumaranallur 60 Kottayam 67 Chingavanam 78 Changanasseri 86 Tiruvalla 95 Chengannur 101 Cheriyanad 107 Mavelikara to Alappuzha 115 Kayamkulam Junction 121 Ochira 129 Karunagappalli 136 Sasthamkotta 139 Munroturuttu 147 Perinad to Punalur Kallumthazham Overpass Chemmanmukku Overpass 156 Kollam Junction to Thiruvananthapuram Central
Location
Sasthamkotta Location within India Show map of India Sasthamkotta Sasthamkotta (Kerala) Show map of Kerala

Sasthamkotta is connected to various cities in India like Kollam, Trivandrum, Kochi, Calicut, Palakkad, Thrissur, Bengaluru, Kanyakumari, Visakhapatnam, Mangalore, Salem and Coimbatore through Indian Railways.[6]

Services

Express trains having halt at the station.

No.	Train No	Origin	Destination	Train Name
1.	16347/16348	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Mangalore Central	Mangalore Express
2.	16629/16630	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Mangalore Central	Malabar Express
3.	16303/16304	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Ernakulam Junction	Vanchinad Express
4.	16649/16650	Nagercoil Junction	Mangalore Central	Parasuram Express
5.	16525/16526	Bangalore City	Kanyakumari	Island Express
6.	18567/18568	Kollam Junction	Visakhapatnam	Kollam - Visakhapatnam Express
7.	16302/16301	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Shoranur Junction	Venad Express
8.	16791/16792	Punalur	Palakkad	Palaruvi Express
9.	06015/06016	Ernakulam Junction	Velankanni	Special Express

Passenger trains having halt at the station

No.	Train No	Origin	Destination	Train Name
1.	56300/56301	Kollam Junction	Alappuzha	Passenger
2.	56391/56392	Kollam Junction	Ernakulam	Passenger
3.	56305	Kottayam	Kollam Junction	Passenger
4.	56304	Nagercoil Junction	Kottayam	Passenger
5.	66300/66301	Kollam Junction	Ernakulam	MEMU
6.	66307/66308	Ernakulam	Kollam Junction	MEMU
7.	56393/56394	Kottayam	Kollam Junction	Passenger
8.	66302/66303	Kollam Junction	Ernakulam	MEMU
9.	56365/56366	Guruvayur	Punalur	Fast Passenger

See also

• Karunagappalli railway station
• Kollam Junction railway station
• Paravur railway station
• Kayamkulam Junction railway station

References

1. Sasthamkotta Railway Station
2. Train stoppage at Sasthamkotta
3. Railways convenes meet as protests mount
4. Train Services To Be Delayed
5. "Stations Profile 2017" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
6. Sasthamkotta Railway Station - Indiarailinfo.com

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