Nemom railway station

Nemom Railway Terminal also known as Thiruvananthapuram South Terminus, (Code:NEM) is one of the five railway stations serving the city of Trivandrum in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Nemom railway terminus
Regional rail and Light rail station
LocationNemom, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
India
Coordinates8.454°N 77.0105°E / 8.454; 77.0105
Elevation28 metres (92 ft)
Line(s)Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Disabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNEM
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened1979
Rebuilt2019
ElectrifiedYes
Route map
km
to Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
0
 Tirunelveli Junction
 to Tenkasi Junction
 to Tiruchendur
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
 Viranialur
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
 to Kollam Junction
Location
Nemom railway station
Location in Kerala

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 terminal to Thiruvananthapuram Central. Thiruvananthapuram will thus become first city in Kerala to have two satellite stations. Nemom will soon be developed as a full-fledged Passenger Terminus (Coaching Terminal) with 5 platforms and will act as a terminus station for trains coming to Thiruvananthapuram Central, thereby reducing rush/congestion in the station.

An amount of Rs. 77.30 crores have been allotted for the first phase of the new Terminal, as per Shri O. Rajagopal M.L.A., as reported by the media including The Hindu.[5]

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.[6]

A new rail line is expected to connect Nemom with Vizhinjam port. Extension of proposed Sabari rail line from Erumely via Pathanamthitta, Punalur, Nedumanagadu is expected to connect with proposed Nemom terminal. The station is on the way for renaming to Thiruvananthapuram South 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
  6. The Hindu : Cities / Thiruvananthapuram : Railways for third line between Thiruvananthapuram and Kochuveli
  • "₹77.3 cr for coaching terminal, says MLA". The Hindu. 10 February 2018.


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