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Kundara railway station

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Railway station in Kerala, India
This article is about the railway station. For the historic industrial town, see Kundara.
Kundara
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationElampalloor, Kundara, Kollam, Kerala
India
Coordinates8°57′37′′N 76°40′42′′E / 8.96029°N 76.67821°E / 8.96029; 76.67821
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKUV
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1904; 121 years ago (1904)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2022–23259,448 per year
711 per day
Route map
Kollam–Sengottai
branch line
km
Chemmamukku overpass
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limits
NH744-IN.svg NH 744
6
Kilikollur
8
Chandanattop Halt
NH183-IN.svg NH 183
13
Kundara Bus interchange Parking
Chittumala Road
15
Kundara East
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19
Ezhukone
Nedumankavu Road
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Ampalathumkala overpass
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Kottarakara
Kottarakara Street overpass
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Mylom Thodu
30
Kuri
Thalavoor Road
37
Auvaneeswarem
45
Punalur Parking
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Edamann
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Ottakkal
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13 arch bridge
70
Kazhuthurutty
77
Edapalayam
75
New Aryankavu
79
Aryankavu Bus interchange Parking
NH744-IN.svg NH 744
Aryankavu Tunnel
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87
Bhagavathipuram
93
Sengottai Parking
Elattur Road
SH 39A Tamil Nadu
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102
Tenkasi Junction Parking
Location
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Kundara railway station (station code:KUV) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone, serving the city of Kollam.[1] It serves Kundara, located in Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala. The station is one among the four railway stations serving the city of Kollam. Other railway stations in the city are Kollam Junction railway station,Kilikollur railway station and Eravipuram railway station. [2] [3]

Significance

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Kundara railway station has gained significance because of proximity to Kundara Ceramics Limited, Kollam Technopark, Aluminium Industries Limited (ALIND), Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Co. Ltd. (KEL), Lakshmi Starch Ltd., etc. All the trains passing through stop at the station.[4] [5]

Performance and earnings

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For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station were 6,613,959 (US76,000ドル) and daily earnings were 18,120 (US210ドル). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 259,448 and daily count was 711. While the footfall per day was recorded as 1005.[2]

Services

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All 18 passing through trains have a halt at Kundara railway station. Five of these are long distance express trains.

Major express trains on this route -

These services connect Chennai, Madurai,Velankanni,Nagarcoil and Tuticorin cities with Kundara.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ Punalur-Kanyakumari Train Service Begins
  5. ^ Punalur-Guruvayur train flagged off
  6. ^ "After 19 years, Chennai–Kollam regular train service to resume from Monday". The New Indian Express. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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