Akathumuri
Regional rail and Light rail station
General information
Location	Akathumuri, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India
Coordinates	8°44′28″N 76°43′23″E / 8.741°N 76.723°E / 8.741; 76.723
Elevation	4.57 m
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
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	AMY
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened	1918 (1918)
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous names	Akathumuri railway station
Passengers
2018–19	34/day[1] Annual Passengers – 12,286 (5.65%)
Route map 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
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Akathumuri (HG3 F category) is one of the 4 railway stations serving the Varkala urban agglomeration in district of Thiruvananthapuram. It is 6 km from Varkala railway station and it is situated in Cheruniyoor Panchayat of Varkala Taluk. It is the nearest minor station for SR Medical College, Sri Sankara Dental College, Golden Island etc. In 2018–19 FY Akathumuri generated ₹2.47lakh profit from 12,286 passengers. It is the 19th most revenue-generating and 20th busiest railway station in Trivandrum district.

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