Varkala Sivagiri railway station


Varkala Railway Station, station code VAK, is a major railway station in Kerala serving the town of Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India started on 1904. The station serves as the northern gateway to the capital Trivandrum. Varkala Railway Station is the second busiest after Trivandrum Central and 3rd most revenue generating railway station in the district and 8th busiest in Thiruvananthapuram railway division. It is situated in the municipality of Varkala which is from Trivandrum City, from Attingal town and from Kollam City. Free WiFi of railway is available in Varkala railway station. It falls in the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is on Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram railway line. Station is well connected to major metropolitan & tier 2 cities like Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Kochi,
Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Goa etc.

Traffic

In 2018-19 FY about 41lakh passengers were passed through this station and make a profit of 11.12 cr. Varkala is the second busiest railway station after Trivandrum Central Railway Station. In close proximity to the station is Varkala Municipal Bus Station. It serves the people from Varkala Taluk and Chirayinkeezhu Taluk.

Name of the Station

The station name used to be 'Varkala' till 2005. It was renamed "Varkala Sivagiri" after the samadhi of Sri Narayana Guru, situated in Varkala in the year 2005. Most of the trains are allowed temporary halt at this station during a week period of the famous "Sivagiri Theerthadanam".

Significance

which is one of the popular tourist destination in India is at a distance of from the railway station. Sivagiri Mutt founded by the social reformer Sree Narayana Guru is situated at the top of the Sivagiri hill near Varkala. Janardana Swami Temple is a Vaishnavite shrine which is estimated to be 2000 years old. Kappil Beach & Backwaters situated from Varkala is major tourist destination in Varkala.

Annual passenger earnings of Varkala railway station