Kayamkulam Junction railway station
Kayamkulam Junction | |
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| Indian Railway Station | |
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| Location | Kayamkulam, Kerala, India |
| Coordinates | 9°10′57″N 76°30′46″E / 9.1825°N 76.5128°ECoordinates: 9°10′57″N 76°30′46″E / 9.1825°N 76.5128°E |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) |
•Kayamkulam Junction-Thiruvananthapuram Central(south via Kollam Junction) •Kayamkulam Junction-Ernakulam Junction(north via Alappuzha) •Kayamkulam Junction-Ernakulam Junction/Ernakulam Town(north-east via Kottayam) |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 7 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | KYJ |
| Fare zone | Southern Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Electrified | Yes |
Kayamkulam Junction (Station code: KYJ) is a railway station in Kerala, located at Kayamkulam, Alappuzha District. It stands at the junction of three lines- south towards Thiruvananthapuram via Kollam, north towards Ernakulam via Alappuzha and north-east towards Ernakulam Junction/Ernakulam Town via Kottayam. The station is located at a distance of 5 km from Kayamkulam town, near to Kayamkulam-Punalur Road (KP road).
History
Kayamkulam rail link came in to existence in 1958 when Kollam -Kottayam railway line was inaugurated. The railway station was upgraded to a junction station in 1992 when the rail link via Alappuzha to Ernakulam was inaugurated.
Layout
This station has 5 platforms to handle long distance trains and local trains.
Facilities
- Computerised Reservation Ticket Center
- Computerised Unreserved Ticket Center
- Passenger Waiting Center
- Pre Paid Parking Facility
- Foot over bridge
- Public Addressing System
- Book Stall
Express Trains passing through Kayamkulam Junction
See also
- Thiruvananthapuram Railway division
- Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ernakulam South
- Kollam Junction
- Karunagappalli railway station
- Alappuzha Railway Station
- Chengannur railway station
- Kottayam railway station
- Southern Railway Zone
- Tripunithura railway station
- Punalur
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