Veli Railway Station

Location
	Veli Location within India Veli Veli (Kerala)

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Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central trunk line
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Veli
Veli
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Veli, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala; India
Coordinates	8°33′22″N 76°52′19″E / 8.556°N 76.872°E
Elevation	16m
Line(s)	Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Accessible	[citation needed]
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	VELI
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	ThiruvananthapuramTooltip Thiruvananthapuram railway division
History
Electrified	Yes
Route map
Route map
Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central trunk line
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Location
Location
	Veli Location within India Veli Veli (Kerala)

Veli railway station (Code:VELI) is a railway stations serving the Indian city of Trivandrum, the capital of the state of Kerala.^[1] It lies on the Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram rail line. Veli lake is situated near the railway station in Trivandrum district. The station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone, Indian Railways. Kazhakoottam and Kochuveli railway stations are the nearby stations on the north and south, respectively.

Significance

It is located near Kazhakoottam, which is significant for its proximity to the IT hub of the state Technopark, Sainik School, Kinfra Film and Video Park, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, DCSMAT media school, PRASAD film lab, Vismayas Max.^[2] Employees of Technopark and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre hugely rely on this station. ^{[citation needed]} Food Corporation of India godown is also situated in the railway station premises.

The station has currently two platforms.

Some passenge trains stop at the station.

Express trains

No.	Origin	Destination
1.	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Kollam Junction
2.	Kollam Junction	Thiruvananthapuram Central
3.	Nagercoil Junction	Kottayam

Sl No.	Train number	Source	Destination	Name/Type
1	56307	Kollam Junction	Trivandrum Central	Passenger
2	56700	Madurai	Punalur	Passenger
3	66304	Kollam Junction	Kanyakumari	MEMU
4	56309	Kollam Junction	Trivandrum Central	Passenger
5	56304	Nagercoil	Kottayam	Passenger
6	56701	Punalur	Madurai	Passenger
7	56715	Punalur	Kanniyakumari	Passenger
8	56716	Kanniyakumari	Punalur	Passenger
9	66305	Kanyakumari	Kollam Junction	MEMU
10	56308	Trivandrum Central	Kollam Junction	Passenger

^ Sabha, India Parliament Lok (1989). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat.
^ "Railways seeks Technopark help to develop Kazhakoottam station". The Times of India. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2012.

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