Kappil railway station

This article is about the railway station in Trivandrum district. For the Kappil, see Kappil.

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 Thiruvananthapuram district. Kappil Beach and lake is situated close to this railway station is one of the major tourist destinations in Thiruvananthapuram. In 2018–19 FY Kappil generated ₹1.18lakh profit from 15,529 passengers.

Kappil
Regional rail and Light rail station
General information
Location	Kappil, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India
Coordinates	8.741°N 76.723°E / 8.741; 76.723
Elevation	18m
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway
Line(s)	Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KFI
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened	1918 (1918)
Rebuilt	2017
Electrified	Yes, 25 kV AC 50 Hz 2006 (2006)
Previous names	Kappil Railway Station
Passengers
2018–19	15,529 (43/day)
Route map Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central trunk line 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
Location Kappil Railway Station Location in Kerala Kappil Railway Station Location in India