[3] is a major railway station in Kerala serving the town of Varkala and northern areas of Thiruvananthapuram district.

Station is well connected to major metropolitan & tier 2 cities like Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Kochi, Delhi, Bangalore, Mangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Vijayawada, Kolkata, Goa etc.

The metre-gauge railway line passing through the Varkala town was completed in 1917 and opened for traffic on 1 January 1918.

Later, considering the steady increase in passenger traffic the metre-gauge was converted into broad-gauge which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 13 September 1977· There are two approach roads from Kallambalam and Parippally to Varkala railway station from the National Highway 66.

Varkala Beach which is one of the popular tourist destination in India is at a distance of 3.1 km (1.9 mi) from the railway station.