Thiruvananthapuram Railway division

Thiruvananthapuram Railway division
Locale Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Dates of operation 1979–present
Headquarters Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Thiruvananthapuram Railway division is one of the 6 divisions of the Southern Railway Zone of India. Its headquarters is in Thiruvananthapuram. It was the 53rd Division in the country, was carved out of the Palakkad Division and started in October 1979.[1] As of 1997, it has 625 km of route length and carries over 1.65 lakh passengers daily.[2]

It is the second highest grosser for the south zone during the year 2009-10.[3]

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Area covered

The division covers the southern part of Kerala and some parts of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

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References

  1. ^ Kerala district gazetteers, Volume 2. Kerala district gazetteers. Printed by the Superintendent of Govt. Presses, 1962. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=3h8bAAAAIAAJ&q=History+of+Thiruvananthapuram+Railway+division&dq=History+of+Thiruvananthapuram+Railway+division&hl=en&ei=DN_gTLHYOoeWvAON7-DoDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA. 
  2. ^ Kerala Development Report. Academic Foundation, 2008 Government of India Planning Commission. 2008. pp. 480. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=Ul-OkF5gUJQC&dq=Thiruvananthapuram+Railway+was+created+in+the+year&source=gbs_navlinks_s. 
  3. ^ Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications (Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010). "Thiruvananthapuram Rly Divn earns Rs 837 cr in 2009-10". The Hindu Business Line. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/04/20/stories/2010042052321900.htm. Retrieved 15 November 2010. 
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