Ezhukone railway station

This article is about the railway station. For the town, see Ezhukone. For the city, see Kollam.
Ezhukone
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Location Ezhukone, Kollam, Kerala
India
Coordinates 8°58′46″N 76°42′55″E / 8.979390°N 76.715308°E / 8.979390; 76.715308Coordinates: 8°58′46″N 76°42′55″E / 8.979390°N 76.715308°E / 8.979390; 76.715308
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At–grade
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code EKN
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai railway division
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened 1904 (1904)
Electrified No

Ezhukone railway station (Code: EKN) is a railway station located in Kollam district of Kerala state, India.[1] Ezhukone railway station is coming under Madurai railway division of Southern Railway Zone. It is one among the 26 railway stations in Kollam district.[2]

Indian railways connects Ezhukone with various cities in India like Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, and Madurai, and with various towns like Punalur, Paravur, Kottarakkara, Kayamkulam, Karunagappalli, Varkala, Neyyattinkara, and Kanyakumari. The nearest railway stations are Kundara East and Kottarakara. All seven pairs of trains passing through have halts at Ezhukone railway station.[3]

Significance

Ezhukone is a thickly populated area in Kollam district. Ezhukone railway station has gained significance because of it sproximity to various schools, colleges, hospitals and Government offices in the locality. ESI Hospital in Ezhukone, Excise Range Office, Sree Naryana Guru Senior Secondary Central School etc are very close to this railway station.[4][5][6][7] The station serves areas like Pavithreswaram, Cheerankavu, Maranadu, Pochamkonam, Irumpanangadu, Neduvathoor, Neeleswaram, and Edakkidom.

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

  1. ↑ "Ezhukone railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "About Kollam – Kollam Corporation". Kollam Corporation. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Punalur-Kanyakumari Train Service Begins". TNIE. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ezhukone ESI". ESIC. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Excise Offices in Kollam". Kerala Excise. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sree Naryana Guru Senior Secondary Central School, Ezhukone". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Foundation laid for paramedical institute at Ezhukone". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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