• Kumarakom is located at the shores of Vembanada Lake which is 15 km from Kottayam Railway Station and is a hotspot for backwaters and house boats.  Jose (Chennai)
  • There is a Arya Bhavan Restaurant located just near Platform No. 1  K. Santham (Mysore)
  • There is a non-AC dormitory style retiring room with about 7 beds available at the station. Charges pere bed per day vary between Rs. 120 - 200 depending on the season.  T. Chandrasekhar (Kochi)
  • Note that like at many stations, women may not be allowed to stay in the dormitory style retiring rooms. Please recheck at the station.  T. Chandrasekhar (Kochi)
  • There are about 5 AC/Non-AC retiring rooms with double bed available at this station. Charges per room/day vary between Rs. 400-650 depending on the type. #R-Room  T. Chandrasekhar (Kochi)
  • Vimalagiri Cathedral - also called as Ankathattu Palli - tallest church towers in Kerala built in Gothi architectural style. Located on Vijayapuram (1 km)  T. Selvaraj (Kochi)
  • Kottayam is the nearest railway station to Periyar National Park/Tiger Reserve 114 kilometers (70 miles) away. The scenery on the way to Periyar is beautiful, and includes tea estates and spice gardens.  Aslam Shah (Bijapur)
  • Periyar Lake - this is where the song "Bechaniya" from the movie "Gupt" starring Bobby Deol and Kajol was shot.  T. Selvaraj (Kochi)

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