Sasthamkotta railway station

This article is about the railway station. For the town, see Sasthamkotta. For the city, see Kollam.

Sasthamkotta
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
General information
Location	Sasthamkotta, Kollam, Kerala India
Coordinates	9.0323°N 76.5991°E / 9.0323; 76.5991
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Kayamkulam Junction–Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	STKT
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Fare zone	Indian Railways
Classification	NSG-5
History
Opened	1958 (1958)
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Passengers
2,459 per day
Route map Ernakulam–Kottayam– Kayamkulam–Kollam line km to Alappuzha 0 Ernakulam Junction to Aluva 3 Ernakulam D Cabin A L Jacob overpass Kaloor Road Ponnurunni overpass NH 66 Kaniyampuzha River Eroor overpass NH 85 10 Tripunithura Hill Palace Road 14 Chottanikkara Road Arakunnam overpass 17 Mulanturutti Mulanturutti Block Road 22 Kanjiramittam Muvattupuzha River 29 Piravam Road SH 40 35 Vaikom Road SH 15 Chullithodu Valiyathodu River 38 Kaduturutti Halt Malliyoor Bypass North overpass 42 Kuruppanthara Malliyoor Bypass South overpass 49 Ettumanur Ettumanur overpass SH 32 Meenachil River Kumaranalloor overpass 56 Kumaranallur Meenachil River SH 1 60 Kottayam overpass Mother Teresa Road NH 183 Kodoor River Puthupally Road Sree Durga Temple Road 67 Chingavanam Paruthumpara Road overpass Chethipuzha Kurichy Road Kurichy overpass Plamoodu overpass Vazhoor Road 78 Changanasseri Kaviyoor Road Kuttapuzha Road 86 Tiruvalla SH 7 Manimala River Varattar River overpass Pamba River NH 183 95 Chengannur SH 10 SH 10 101 Cheriyanad Achankovil River SH 10 Kallumala overpass Kattanam Road 107 Mavelikara Pullamplavil underpass Mavellikara - Kayamkulam Road to Alappuzha 115 Kayamkulam Junction SH 5 121 Ochira Chakkuvally Road 129 Karunagappalli Kottarakkara Road Thodiyur overpass Pallikkal River 136 Sasthamkotta NH 183A Kanatharkunnam overpass Kallada River 139 Munroturuttu Pezhumthuruthu Perumon Lake Perumon overpass 147 Perinad NH 183 NH 744 to Punalur Kollam Bypass Kallumthazham overpass Chemmamukku overpass 156 Kollam D Junction to Thiruvananthapuram Junction Central
Location Sasthamkotta Location within India Sasthamkotta Sasthamkotta (Kerala)

Sasthamkotta railway station (Code:STKT) is an 'NSG 5 category' railway station in the Kollam district of Kerala. Sasthamkotta railway station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is coming in between Munrothuruthu railway station and Karunagappalli railway station. The nearest important major rail head to Sasthamkotta is Kollam Junction railway station. As per the latest railway report, Sasthamkotta railway station has generated ₹1.2479 crore (US$150,000) through annual passenger tickets earning during the year 2016–17.

Sasthamkotta is connected to various cities in India like Kollam, Trivandrum, Kochi, Calicut, Palakkad, Thrissur, Bengaluru, Kanyakumari, Visakhapatnam, Mangalore, Salem and Coimbatore through Indian Railways.

Services

Express trains having halt at the station.

Train no	Origin	Destination	Train name
16347/16348	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Mangalore Central	Mangalore Express
16629/16630	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Mangalore Central	Malabar Express
16303/16304	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Ernakulam Junction	Vanchinad Express
16649/16650	Nagercoil Junction	Mangalore Central	Parasuram Express
16525/16526	Bangalore City	Kanyakumari	Island Express
18567/18568	Kollam Junction	Visakhapatnam	Kollam–Visakhapatnam Express
16302/16301	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Shoranur Junction	Venad Express
16791/16792	Punalur	Palakkad	Palaruvi Express
06015/06016	Ernakulam Junction	Velankanni	Special Express

Passenger trains having halt at the station

Train no	Origin	Destination	Train name
56300/56301	Kollam Junction	Alappuzha	Passenger
56391/56392	Kollam Junction	Ernakulam	Passenger
56305	Kottayam	Kollam Junction	Passenger
56304	Nagercoil Junction	Kottayam	Passenger
66300/66301	Kollam Junction	Ernakulam	MEMU
66307/66308	Ernakulam	Kollam Junction	MEMU
56393/56394	Kottayam	Kollam Junction	Passenger
66302/66303	Kollam Junction	Ernakulam	MEMU
56365/56366	Guruvayur	Punalur	Fast Passenger

See also

• Karunagappalli railway station
• Kollam Junction railway station
• Paravur railway station
• Kayamkulam Junction railway station