Akathumuri railway station

8°44′28″N 76°43′23″E / 8.741°N 76.723°E / 8.741; 76.723Elevation4.57 m ^{[citation needed]}Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern RailwayLine(s)Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram linePlatforms2Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)ParkingYesAccessibleOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeAMY Zone(s) Southern Railway zone Division(s) ThiruvananthapuramHistoryOpened1918; 106 years ago (1918)Electrified25 kV AC 50 HzPrevious namesAkathumuri railway stationPassengers2018–1934/day^[1]
Annual Passengers – 12,286 (5.65%)

Route map

Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central trunk line Legend km to Ernakulam to Sengottai 0 Kollam Junction Chinnakada overpass SP Office overpass 4.6 Eravipuram 8.9 Mayyanad Paravur Lake 12.4 Paravur Paravur town overpass Edava Lake 17.0 Kappil H. 19.9 Edava 23.7 Varkala Maithanam underpass 30.1 Akathumuri 32.8 Kadakkavoor Kadakkavoor overpass 35.9 Chirayinkeezhu 40.0 Perunguzhi 43.2 Murukkampuzha 47.2 Kaniyapuram Kazhakuttam overpass 51.3 Kazhakuttam 57.5 Kochuveli Chakka overpass 62.1 Pettah Kizhakkekotta overpass 64.6 Thiruvananthapuram Central to Nagercoil Junction This diagram: view talk edit

Location
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Akathumuri (HG3 F category) is one of the 4 railway stations serving the Varkala urban agglomeration in district of Thiruvananthapuram. It is 6 km from Varkala railway station and it is situated in Cheruniyoor Panchayat of Varkala Taluk. It is the nearest minor station for SR Medical College, Sri Sankara Dental College, Golden Island etc. In 2018–19 FY Akathumuri generated ₹2.47lakh profit from 12,286 passengers. It is the 19th most revenue-generating and 20th busiest railway station in Trivandrum district.