Nemom railway station


Nemom Railway Terminal also known as Thiruvananthapuram South Terminus, is one of the 5 railway stations serving the city of Trivandrum in the state of Kerala, India.
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. Railways propose to set up 10 pit lines for maintenance of 30 trains, 12 stabling lines, sick lines and staff quarters at Nemom.

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

It is also proposed to lay one more track between and to ease the traffic in this corridor. This stretch will become the first in the state to have a three line service.
In future, a new rail line are expected to connect with Vizhinjam port. Extension of proposed Sabari rail line from Erumeli via Pathanamthitta, Punalur, Nedumanagadu is expected to connect with proposed terminal. The Station is on the way for renaming to Thiruvananthapuram South Terminal.