Nemom railway station

Nemom
Regional rail and Light rail station
Location Nemom, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
India
Coordinates 8°27′14″N 77°00′38″E / 8.454°N 77.0105°E / 8.454; 77.0105Coordinates: 8°27′14″N 77°00′38″E / 8.454°N 77.0105°E / 8.454; 77.0105
Elevation 28 metres (92 ft)
Platforms 3
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Disabled access
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code NEM
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
Route map
Legend
 km
Up arrowto Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
 0 Tirunelveli Junction
Left arrowto Tenkasi Junction
Right arrowto Thiruchendur
MDU
TVC
limits
 4 Melappalaiyam
 16 Sengulam
 30 Nanguneri
 36 Dalapathy Samudram
 43 Valliyur
 51 North Panakudi
 61 Aralvaymoli
 65 Tovalai
74
0
 Nagercoil Junction
4 Suchindram
16 Kanyakumari
79 Nagercoil Town
 85 Virani Alur
 92 Eraniel
 101 Palliyadi
 107 Kulitthurai
 110 Kuzhuthurai West
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
 117 Parassala
 121 Dhanuvachapuram
 126 Amaravila Halt
 128 Neyyattinkara
 132 Balaramapuram
 137 Nemom
 145 Thiruvananthapuram Central
 Down arrowto Kollam Junction

Nemom railway station (Code:NEM) is a railway station in Thiruvananthapuram in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Nemom is in the Thiruvananthapuram Railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It was established on 1979 and proposed as a satellite terminal for Thiruvananthapuram central.

Train operating centre

Indian Railways have finalized a proposal for setting up an operating centre in Nemom, for trains starting from and terminating in Thiruvananthapuram Central. All coach maintenance activities performed at Thiruvananthapuram Central proposed to be transferred to Nemom once operating centre is commissioned.[2] Railways propose to set up 10 pit lines for maintenance of 30 trains, 12 stabling lines, sick lines and staff quarters at Nemom.[3][4]

Proposed new passenger terminal

The Ministry of Railways, in its budget for fiscal year 2011-2012 announced to develop Nemom as second satellite passenger terminual to Trivandrum Central. Trivandrum will thus become first city in Kerala to have two satellite stations. Nemom will soon be developed as a full-fledged railway station with 5 platforms and will act as a terminus station for trains coming to Trivandrum, thereby reducing rush/congestion in the Central railway station.

It is also proposed to lay one more track between Nemom and Kochuveli to ease the traffic in this corridor. This stretch will become the first in the state to have a three line service. [5]

In future, a new rail line are expected to connect Nemom with Vizhinjam port. Extension of proposed Shabari rail line from Erumeli via Pathanamthitta, Punalur,Nedumanagad is expected to connect with proposed Nemom terminal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Hindu : Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News : Thiruvananthapuram Central to be made a world-class station
  2. ↑ The Hindu : Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News : Nemom to be operating centre for trains
  3. ↑ The Hindu : Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News : Train operating centre proposal finalised
  4. ↑ The Hindu Business Line : Thiruvananthapuram Rly Divn earns Rs 837 cr in 2009-10
  5. ↑ The Hindu : Cities / Thiruvananthapuram : Railways for third line between Thiruvananthapuram and Kochuveli
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