Kappil railway station

8°44′28″N 76°43′23″E / 8.741°N 76.723°E / 8.741; 76.723Elevation18mOwned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern RailwayLine(s)Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram linePlatforms2Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)ParkingYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeKFI Zone(s) Southern Railway zone Division(s) ThiruvananthapuramHistoryOpened1918; 106 years ago (1918)Rebuilt2017ElectrifiedYes, 25 kV AC 50 Hz 2006; 18 years ago (2006)Previous namesKappil Railway StationPassengers2018–1915,529 (43/day)

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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Kappil railway station station code KFI, is one of the four railway stations serving the Varkala urban agglomeration in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. It is situated in Edava Panchayat of Varkala Taluk. It is the 20th most revenue-generating railway station in Trivandrum district. Kappil Beach and lake is situated close to this railway station is one of the major tourist destinations in Trivandrum. In 2018–19 FY Kappil generated ₹1.18lakh profit from 15,529 passengers.