Editing Thiruvananthapuram (section)

===Rail===
Thiruvananthapuram is a [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division|divisional headquarters]] in the [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Thiruvananthapuram Division |url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1370348346435-Thiruvananthapuram%20Division.pdf |website=Southern Railway |access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> Long-distance trains originate from [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]] railway terminals. Kochuveli railway terminal is developed to ease congestion on the central station and it acts as a satellite station to Thiruvananthapuram Central.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kochuveli railway terminal opened |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/Kochuveli-railway-terminal-opened/article20272059.ece |access-date=4 March 2018 |newspaper=The Hindu Business line |date=30 March 2005}}</ref> [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]] is the busiest railway station in Kerala.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thiruvananthapuram Central to be made a world-class station |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Thiruvananthapuram-Central-to-be-made-a-world-class-station/article14730334.ece |access-date=4 March 2018 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 September 2016}}</ref> Other railway stations in the city are [[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]], [[Thiruvananthapuram Pettah]], [[Nemom railway station|Thiruvananthapuram South railway station]], Veli railway station and [[Kazhakoottam railway station]]. Being the southernmost [[Municipal Corporations in India|municipal corporation]] in India, many long train services of Indian Railways originate from Thiruvananthapuram like Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express, [[Thiruvananthapuram - Silchar Superfast Express]] and [[Kochuveli - Amritsar Weekly Express|Thiruvananthapuram North - Amritsar Weekly Express]]. There are plans to develop a railway terminal at [[Nemom railway station|Thiruvananthapuram South railway station]] to reduce congestion at [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Railway to give priority to Nemom terminal: Ashwani Lohani |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/railway-to-give-priority-to-nemom-terminal-ashwani-lohani/articleshow/61279808.cms |access-date=4 March 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=27 October 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Thiruvananthapuram Metropolitan Region
!Station Name 
!Station Code
!Railway Zone 
!Number of Platforms
!No. of Tracks
|-
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|TVC
|SR
|5
|16
|-
|[[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]]
|TVCN
|SR
|6 (10*)
|13
|-
|[[Thiruvananthapuram South railway station|Thiruvananthapuram South]]
|TVCS
|SR
|2 (5*)
|3 (12*)
|-
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Pettah railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Petta]]
|TVP
|SR
|2
|2
|-
|[[Kazhakuttam railway station|Kazhakuttam Railway Station]]
|KZK
|SR
|3
|4
|-
|[[Veli Railway Station]]
|VELI
|SR
|3
|4
|-
|Chirayinkeezhu railway station
|CRY
|SR
|2
|2
|-
|Neyyattinkara railway station
|NYY
|SR
|2
|2
|-
|Balaramapuram
|BRAM
|SR
|1
|
|-
|Kadakkavoor
|KVU
|SR
|3
|4
|-
|Kaniyapuram
|KXP
|SR
|2
|
|}
<small>* (Indicates that its currently under construction)</small>

==== Air ====
Thiruvananthapuram is served by the [[Thiruvananthapuram International Airport]], located at Chakai, only {{cvt|6.7|km|mi}} from the city centre. The airport started operations in 1935 and is the first airport in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala celebrates 75th anniversary of civil aviation |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Kerala-celebrates-75th-anniversary-of-civil-aviation/article15796809.ece |access-date=4 March 2018 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=29 October 2010}}</ref> Being one of the gateways to the state, it has direct connectivity to all the major cities in India as well as the Middle East, Malaysia, Singapore, the [[Maldives]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. As the city is headquarters of the [[Southern Air Command (India)|Southern Air Command]] (SAC) of the [[Indian Air Force]], Thiruvananthapuram International Airport caters to the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Coast Guard for their strategic operations.<ref name="Southern Air Command, Thiruvananthapuram">{{cite web |title=Southern Air Command |url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/content/southern-air-command |work=Indian Air Force |access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref> IAF has an exclusive apron to handle all their operations. The airport also caters to the [[Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology]] which carries out pilot-training activities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology gets its wings back |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/aviation-academy-gets-its-wings-back/articleshow/57638475.cms |access-date=4 March 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=15 March 2017}}</ref>