Kundara railway station

Kundara
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Location	Elampalloor, Kundara, Kollam, Kerala India
Coordinates	8°57′37″N 76°40′41″E / 8.9603°N 76.6781°E / 8.9603; 76.6781Coordinates: 8°57′37″N 76°40′41″E / 8.9603°N 76.6781°E / 8.9603; 76.6781
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KUV
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai railway division
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1904 (1904)
Electrified	No
Route map Legend Kms to Trivandrum Central 0 Kollam Junction to Kayamkulam Junction TVC MDU limits 6 Kilikollur 8 Chandanattop Halt 13 Kundara 15 Kundara East 19 Ezhukone 25 Kottarakara 30 Kuri 37 Auvaneeswaram 45 Punalur Kallada River 47 Edamann 63 Ottakkal 65 Tenmala 13 arch bridge Achankoil River 67 Kazhuthurutti Halt 68 Edapalayam 71 Aryankavu Kerala Tamil Nadu 75 Bhagavathipuram 89 Sengottai Tenkasi Junction to Virudhunagar Junction to Tirunelveli Junction

Kundara railway station (Code: KUV) is a railway station in the historic industrial town of Kollam, Kundara, Kerala.^[1] Kundara Railway Station falls under the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone, Indian Railways.^[2] The station is one of two railway stations in the industrial town of Kundara.^[3] Other one is Kundara East railway station.

Indian railways connects Kundara with various cities in India like Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Madurai & with various towns like Punalur, Paravur, Kottarakkara, Kayamkulam, Karunagappalli, Varkala, Neyyattinkara & Kanyakumari. The nearest railway stations are Chandanathoppe and Kundara East.^[4]

Significance

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.^[5][6]

Services

See also

• Kollam Junction railway station
• Paravur railway station
• Punalur railway station
• Kottarakara railway station

References

Railway Stations in Kollam District Kollam Junction-Thiruvananthapuram Central Section Kollam Junction Eravipuram Mayyanad Paravur Kollam Junction–Kayamkulam Junction Section Kollam Junction Perinad Munroturuttu Sasthamkotta Karunagappally Ochira Kollam Junction–Punalur Section Kollam Junction Kilikollur Chandanattop Kundara Ezhukone Kottarakara Kuri Punalur