Kottarakara
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
General information
LocationBeside NH-744, Kottarakkara, Kollam, Kerala
India
Coordinates9°00′01″N 76°45′57″E / 9.0003°N 76.7659°E / 9.0003; 76.7659
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKKZ
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
ClassificationNSG-6
History
Opened1904 (1904)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2019–204,599 per day[1]
16,78,635 per year
Location
Kottarakara is located in India
Kottarakara
Kottarakara
Location within India
Kottarakara is located in Kerala
Kottarakara
Kottarakara
Kottarakara (Kerala)

Kottarakara railway station (Code: KKZ) is a railway station in the Indian town of Kottarakkara in Kollam district, Kerala.[2] Kottarakara railway station falls under the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways.[3] It is a 'D-Class'(NSG 6) Adersh station.[4] Indian railway is connecting Kottarakkara with various cities in India like Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kottayam, Madurai, Trichy, Chennai, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil & with various towns like Punalur, Paravur, Kayamkulam, Thiruvalla, Changanacherry, Aluva, Guruvayoor, Punalur, Sengottai, Rajapalayam, Virudunagar, Mavelikkara, Chengannur, Aluva, Karunagappalli, Varkala, Kazhakkoottam, Neyyattinkara, Kanyakumari & Valliyur. Neighbourhood railway stations are Ezhukone and Kuri (Kura).

Punalur-Kanyakumari passenger at Kottarakkara

Services

Train Number Source Destination Name/Type
16791 Tirunelveli Junction Palakkad Palaruvi Express
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 Sengottai Passenger
56365 Guruvayur Punalur Fast Passenger
56335 Sengottai 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
16792 Palakkad Tirunelveli Junction Palaruvi Express

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2019-20 - Madurai Division" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Train Timings-Kottarakara Railway Station
  3. ↑ Punalur-Kanyakumari Train Service Begins
  4. ↑ Adersh Railway Stations in India


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