Kottarakara railway station

This article is about the railway station. For the town, see Kottarakkara. For the famous temple, see Kottarakkara Sree Mahaganapathi Kshethram.
Kottarakara
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Location Beside NH-744, Kottarakkara, Kollam, Kerala
India
Coordinates 9°00′01″N 76°45′57″E / 9.0003°N 76.7659°E / 9.0003; 76.7659Coordinates: 9°00′01″N 76°45′57″E / 9.0003°N 76.7659°E / 9.0003; 76.7659
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms 2
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type At–grade
Parking Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code KKZ
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai railway division
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened 1904 (1904)
Electrified No

Kottarakara railway station (Code: KKZ) is a railway station in the Indian town of Kottarakkara in Kollam district, Kerala.[1] Kottarakara Railway Station falls under the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.[2] It is a 'D-Class' Adersh Station.[3] Indian railway is connecting Kottarakkara with various cities in India like Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kottayam, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil & with various towns like Punalur, Paravur, Kayamkulam, Karunagappalli, Varkala, Neyyattinkara, Kanyakumari & Valliyur. Neighbourhood railway stations are Ezhukone and Kundara East.[4]

Services

Train Number Source Destination Name/Type
56715 Punalur Kanyakumari Passenger
56332 Kollam Junction Punalur Passenger
56331 Punalur Kollam Junction Passenger
56334 Kollam Junction Punalur Passenger
56700 Madurai Punalur Passenger
56333 Punalur Kollam Junction Passenger
56336 Kollam Junction Punalur Passenger
56365 Guruvayur Punalur Fast Passenger
56335 Punalur Kollam Junction Passenger
56701 Punalur Madurai Passenger
56366 Punalur Guruvayur Fast Passenger
56338 Kollam Junction Punalur Passenger
56716 Kanyakumari Punalur Passenger
56337 Punalur Kollam Junction Passenger

See also

References

Railway stations in Kerala
SR
Thiruvananthapuram
Palakkad
Madurai
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