page_title: Varkala
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Varkala / Transport
caption_attribution_description: English: View of interior of the station
context_page_description: Varkala, also known as The Pearl of the Arabian Sea, is a municipality in the Thiruvananthapuram district, situated in the Indian state of Kerala. Varkala is home to 3% of the total urban population of the district. It is the headquarters of Varkala Taluk, and the important government institutions such as the Taluk office, court complex, Sub RTO, legal metrology, civil station, District Ayurveda Hospital, Govt Nature care hospital, IMD Rain Gauge Station,
  Treasuries etc are situated in Varkala. It is one among the oldest municipalities of Kerala established in 1980. It is the second largest coastal city in the district after the state capital and northern suburb of Trivandrum City. It is located 36 kilometres north of Trivandrum, which is the capital and largest metropolitan city of Kerala and 28 km south of Kollam City.
  Varkala is the only place in Kerala where cliffs are found adjacent to the Arabian Sea. These Cenozoic sedimentary formation cliffs are a unique geological feature on the otherwise flat Kerala coast, and are known among geologists as Varkala Formation.
context_section_description: Air
  Trivandrum International Airport (52 km) is the nearest airport and there is a helipad at Varkala Cliff.
  Rail
  Varkala Railway Station, the second busiest and third highest revenue-generating station in Trivandrum district is connected by regular trains from Trivandrum Central and major cities in India like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Goa, Kolkata, etc.
  Road
  Varkala is at a distance of 9 km from National Highway 66. Private buses and KSRTC buses run along NH 66 and through Varkala. State Highway 64 (Kerala) starts in Varkala and ends in Madathara. The highway is 45 km long.
  Water
  Varkala is connected to National Waterway 3 through Varkala Tunnel, which passes through the heart of the city.
caption: Trains in Varkala Railway Station
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