Eravipuram railway station

This article is about the railway station. For the town, see Eravipuram. For the city, see Kollam.

Eravipuram

Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station

Location

Eravipuram, Kollam, Kerala
India

Coordinates

8°52′03″N 76°37′24″E / 8.867389°N 76.623444°ECoordinates: 8°52′03″N 76°37′24″E / 8.867389°N 76.623444°E

Owned by

Indian Railways

Operated by

Southern Railway zone

Line(s)

Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central

Platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

At–grade

Disabled access

Other information

Status

Functioning

Station code

IRP

Zone(s)

Southern Railway zone

Division(s)

Thiruvananthapuram railway division

Fare zone

Indian Railways

History

Opened

1918

Electrified

25 kV AC 50 Hz

Route map

Legend

Kms

to Kayamkulam Junction

to Punalur

Overpass

Kollam Junction

Chinnakada Overpass

SP Office Overpass

Arattukulam

Ollal Overpass

Kilimukkam Lake

Kappil

Edavai

Varkala Sivagiri

Underpass

Akathumuri

Anchuthengu Kayal

Kadakkavoor

Vamanapuram River

Chirayinkeezhu

Perunguzhi

Kadinamkulam Lake

Murukkampuzha

Kaniyapuram

Kazhakoottam

Veli

Veli Lake

Kochuveli

Thiruvananthapuram Pettah

Thiruvananthapuram Central

Overpass

to Nagercoil Junction

Eravipuram railway station or Iravipuram railway station (Code:IRP) is one among the three railway stations serving the Indian city of Kollam, Kerala. Eravipuram Railway Station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.^[1]^[2] It is a 'F-Class' halt railway station. The annual passenger earnings from Eravipuram Railway Station during 2011-2012 was Rs. 5,85,813.

Eravipuram is about 5.3 km away from Kollam city.^[3] Eravipuram is well connected with various cities like Kollam, Trivandrum, Kottayam, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari and towns like Paravur, Punalur, Kayamkulam, Karunagappalli, Kottarakkara, Varkala, Chirayinkeezh through Indian Railways.^[4]

Services

Train Number	Source	Destination	Name/Type
56307	Kollam Junction	Trivandrum Central	Passenger
56700	Madurai	Punalur	Passenger
66304	Kollam Junction	Kanyakumari	MEMU
56309	Kollam Junction	Trivandrum Central	Passenger
56304	Nagercoil	Kottayam	Passenger
56701	Punalur	Madurai	Passenger
56308	Trivandrum Central	Kollam Junction	Passenger
66305	Kanyakumari	Kollam Junction	MEMU

References

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Railway stations in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram	Parassala Neyyattinkara Nemom Thiruvananthapuram Central Thiruvananthapuram Pettah Kochuveli Kazhakoottam Chirayinkeezhu Kadakkavoor Varkala Sivagiri Paravur Mayyanad Eravipuram Kollam Junction Perinad Munroturuttu Sasthamkotta Karunagappalli Ochira Kayamkulam Junction Haripad Thakazhy Ambalappuzha Alappuzha Mararikulam Cherthala Thuravoor Mavelikara Chengannur Tiruvalla Changanacherry Kottayam Ettumanoor Vaikom Road Piravam Road Chottanikkara Road Tripunithura Ernakulam Junction Ernakulam Town Cochin Harbour Terminus Edappally Aluva Angamaly Koratty Divine Nagar Chalakudi Irinjalakuda Nellayi Pudukad Ollur Thrissur Punkunnam Guruvayur Mulankunnathukavu Wadakkanchery Mullurkara Vallathol Nagar

Palakkad	Shoranur Junction Ottapalam Lakkidi Palakkad Junction Palakkad Town Kollengode Kanjikode Walayar Angadippuram Tirur Tanur Parappanangadi Feroke Kozhikode West Hill Koyilandi Payyoli Vatakara Nadapuram Road Mahe Jaganath Temple Gate Thalassery Dharmadam Edakkad Kannur South Kannur Chirakkal Valapattanam Pazhayangadi Ezhimala Payyanur Thrikaripur Cheruvathur Nileswaram Kanhangad Bekal Fort Kasaragod Kumbla Uppala Manjeshwaram

Madurai	Kilikollur Chandanattop Ezhukone Kundara Kundara East Kottarakara Kuri Auvaneeswarem Punalur Thenmala Kazhuthurutty Aryankavu

Kollam/Quilon

History

Geography

Zones

Central Zone-I
Central Zone-II
Sakthikulangara
Kilikollur
Vadakkevila
Eravipuram

Neighbourhoods

Administration
& Authorities

Economy

Transport

Road

Bus stations	Andamukkam City Bus Stand Kollam KSRTC Bus Station Tangasseri Bus Terminal

National highways	National Highway 66 National Highway 183 National Highway 744 National Highway 183A Kollam Bypass

City roads	Asramam Link Road Kollam-Paravur Coastal Road Residency Road

Organisations	Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation

Railway

Stations	Kollam Junction Eravipuram Kilikollur Chandanattop

Lines	Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line Kollam–Sengottai branch line

Sheds & maintenance yards	Kollam MEMU Shed

Air

Water

Healthcare

Medical College Hospitals	Azeezia Medical College Hospital Employee's State Insurance Corporation Medical College Hospital Travancore Medicity Medical College

Education

Premier institutions	Indian Institute of Infrastructure and Construction Institute of Fashion Technology Kerala Kerala Maritime Institute Kerala State Institute of Design

Engineering colleges	Bishop Jerome Institute College of Engineering, Perumon College of Engineering Karunagappally TKM College of Engineering TKM Institute of Technology Younus College of Engineering & Technology

Arts, science & law colleges	Fatima Mata National College Mannam Memorial NSS College, Kottiyam Sree Narayana College, Kollam Sree Narayana Guru College of Legal Studies

Schools & other institutes	Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kollam Govt. ITI, Chandanathope Sree Narayana Polytechnic College Infant Jesus School Mount Carmel Convent Anglo-Indian Girls High School St. Aloysius Higher Secondary School

Visitor
attractions

Buildings
& structures

Shopping centres

Culture

Sports & stadiums

Places of worship

Churches	Infant Jesus Cathedral St Antony's Church, Kanjiracode St Andrew's Church, Kovilthottam St Elijah Orthodox Syrian Church, Koduvila

Mosques	Kolloorvila Juma Masjid

Temples	Anandavalleeshwaram Sri Mahadevar Temple Asramam Sree Krishna Swamy Temple Paravur Puttingal Devi Temple Sasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple Ammachiveedu Devi Temple

Eravipuram railway station

Services

See also

References