Varkala Sivagiri railway station
railway station in Kerala, India
Varkala Sivagiri railway station (station code: VAK) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. is a major railway station in Kerala serving the town of Varkala and northern areas of Thiruvananthapuram district. It is the second-busiest railway station in the state capital district Thiruvananthapuram in terms of passenger movement and 14th busiest in Kerala State.
Around 54 trains halts in this station which handled more than 17,730 passengers daily with 3 platforms. It is on Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line. Station is well connected to major metropolitan & tier 2 cities like Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Kochi, Delhi, Bangalore, Mangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Vijayawada, Kolkata, Goa etc.
Traffic
In 2025–26 FY about 76.54lakh passengers were passed through this station and make a profit of 20.12 cr. Varkala is the second-busiest railway station after Thiruvananthapuram Central. In close proximity to the station is Varkala Municipal Bus Station. It serves the people from northern part of entire Thiruvananthapuram district and southern part of Kollam district.
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