Transportation in Neyyattinkara
Neyyattinkara has a wide range of transplantation facilities by road, rail or air.
By Road
The town of Neyyattinkara is well connected to the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram, 20 km away, through regular bus services operated by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Neyyattinkara KSRTC Bus Depot is the largest in the taluk and operates a wide array of services. These also include long-distance services to Guruvayoor, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Chakkulath Kaavu, Kollam, Ernakulam, Kanniyakumari, etc. A/C Low Floor buses frequently ply along the Neyyattinkara-East Fort-Medical College-Kazhakkuttam route. There are 24 hour bus service between Trivandrum to Nagarcoil via Neyyattinkara town and Nagarcoil to Trivandrum via Neyyattinkara town.
By Air
The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (25 km).
By Train
Neyyattinkara Railway Station (in Neyyattinkara Town) | |
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Indian Railway | |
South side view of Neyyattinkara Railway Station | |
Location | Neyyattinkara, Trivandrum |
Line(s) | 1 |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
Parking | Available (Paid & Non-paid) |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | NYY |
Zone(s) | Southern Railway |
Division(s) | Thiruvananthapuram Railway division |
History | |
Opened | 1972 |
Previous names | South Indian Railway Company |
Traffic | |
Passengers (Daily) | 5,000+ |
Neyyattinkara Railway Station is located on the Mangalore- Trivandrum - Kanyakumari Railway line. Neyyattinkara railway station code is 'NYY'. Except weekly trains (trains run once in a week), all other daily express trains and passenger trains through this route stop at the station. Thus the town is connected by major cities in India, including Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Mangalore, Pune, etc.
The Trivandrum Central railway station is about (20 km) from the town. Express trains will take 13 minutes to reach Trivandrum city from Neyyattinkara town, however, passenger / Shuttle trains will take 30 minutes (since these trains have stops at Balaramapuram and Nemom in between Neyyattinkara Town and Trivandrum City).
Train Timings
(24 hours clock in Indian Standard Time) From Neyyattinkara to Nagarcoil side (daily)
- Train Number 16128 Ernad Express (Guruvayur – Chennai) arrives at Neyyattinkara at 4.00
- Train Number 56311 Trivandrum Nagarcoil Passenger arrives at Neyyattinkara at 7.18
- Train Number 56715 Punaloor Kanyakumari Passenger arrives at Neyyattinkara at 9.43
- Train Number 16381 Mumbai CST Kanyakumari (Jayanthi) Express arrives at Neyyattinkara at 9.55
- Train Number 56317 Kochuveli Nagarcoil Passenger arrives at Neyyattinkara at 12.35
- Train Number 66304 Kollam Kanyakumari (Memu) arrives at Neyyattinkara at 11.47; (Memu trains run on all days except Fridays)
- Train Number 16526 Bangalore Kanyakumari (Island) Express arrives at Neyyattinkara at 13.10
- Train Number 16724 Anantapuri Express (Trivandrum CNTL – Chennai Egmore) arrives at Neyyattinkara at 16.39
- Train Number 56315 Trivandrum Nagarcoil Passenger arrives at Neyyattinkara at 17.33
- Train Number 56313 Trivandrum Nagarcoil Passenger arrives at Neyyattinkara at 18.23
- Train Number 16649 Parasuram Express (Mangalore CNTL – Nagarcoil JN) arrives at Neyyattinkara at 19.00
- Train Number 56701 Madurai Passenger (Punalur – Madurai JN) arrives at Neyyattinkara at 20.51
- Train Number 16605 Ernad Express (Mangalore CNTL – Nagarcoil JN) arrives at Neyyattinkara at 21.35
(24 hours clock in Indian Standard Time) From Neyyattinkara to Trivandrum side (daily)
- Train Number 16606 Ernad Express (Nagarcoil JN – Mangalore CNTL via Alappuzha) arrives at Neyyattinkara at 2.55
- Train Number 16650 Parasuram Express (Nagarcoil JN – Mangalore CNTL) arrives at Neyyattinkara at 5.25
- Train Number 56700 Punalur Passenger (Madurai JN – Punalur) arrives at Neyyattinkara at 6.00
- Train Number 56310 Nagarcoil Trivandrum Passenger arrives at Neyyattinkara at 7.52
- Train Number 16382 Kanyakumari Mumbai CST (Jayanthi) Express arrives at Neyyattinkara at 8.15
- Train Number 56318 Nagarcoil Kochuveli Passenger arrives at Neyyattinkara at 9.04
- Train Number 16723 Anantapuri Express (Chennai Egmore – Trivandrum CNTL) arrives at Neyyattinkara at 11.18
- Train Number 16525 Kanyakumari Bangalore (Island) Express arrives at Neyyattinkara at 11.55
- Train Number 56304 Nagarcoil Kottayam Passenger arrives at Neyyattinkara at 13.40
- Train Number 56716 Kanyakumari Punaloor Passenger arrives at Neyyattinkara at 15.42
- Train Number 66305 Kanyakumari Kollam (Memu) arrives at Neyyattinkara at 18.25; (Memu trains run on all days except Fridays)
- Train Number 56316 Nagarcoil Trivandrum Passenger arrives at Neyyattinkara at 19.30
- Train Number 16127 Ernad Express (Chennai Egmore – Guruvayur via Alappuzha) arrives at Neyyattinkara at 22.37