List of railway stations in Kerala

The rail network in Kerala is operated by Indian Railways. The state falls in the Southern Railway zone. The railways connects the most major towns and cities except those in the highland districts of Idukki and Wayanad.

The total railway network in the state is 1054 kms in length and is controlled by three out of six divisions of the Southern Railway: Thiruvananthapuram railway division headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad railway division headquartered at Palakkad and Madurai railway division headquartered at Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

Major facts about Railways in Kerala

 * The Tirur railway station, opened in 1861, is the oldest railway station in Kerala. The first railway service in Kerala was on 1861 March 12 and it serviced from Beypore to Tirur for 30.5 km.
 * First Railway service in erstwhile Travancore was started on 1904 November 26. It was Sengottai - Punalur Metre-gauge railway.
 * Shoranur Junction(SRR) is the largest railway station in the state.
 * Vembanad Rail Bridge 4.62 km in length connects Edappally and Vallarpadam Container Terminal in Kochi. It is the second longest rail bridge in India and it is dedicated solely for freight.
 * Kollam railway station holds the record of having third longest railway platform in India and in the world.