Paravur railway station

Paravur
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
From Top clockwise: Paravur railway station name board, North-side view of the station, Platform No.1, Foot over-bridge(FoB), ESIC Medical College hospital's official stoppage notification on the compound wall
Location	Paravur, Kollam, Kerala India
Coordinates	8°48′55″N 76°40′08″E / 8.81515°N 76.669°E / 8.81515; 76.669Coordinates: 8°48′55″N 76°40′08″E / 8.81515°N 76.669°E / 8.81515; 76.669
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram line
Platforms	3
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PVU
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram railway division
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1918 (1918)
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Mayyanad Southern Railway zone Kollam Junction – Thiruvananthapuram Central branch line Kappil
Route map Legend Kms to Kayamkulam Junction to Punalur Overpass 0 Kollam Junction Chinnakada Overpass FCI Siding SP Office Overpass 4 Eravipuram Arattukulam 9 Mayyanad Paravur Lake 12 Paravur Ollal Overpass Kilimukkam Lake 17 Kappil 20 Edavai 24 Varkala Sivagiri Underpass 30 Akathumuri Anchuthengu Kayal 33 Kadakkavoor Vamanapuram River 36 Chirayinkeezhu 40 Perunguzhi Kadinamkulam Lake 43 Murukkampuzha 47 Kaniyapuram 51 Kazhakoottam 54 Veli Veli Lake 58 Kochuveli 62 Thiruvananthapuram Pettah 65 Thiruvananthapuram Central Overpass to Nagercoil Junction

Paravur railway station (Code:PVU) is a railway station in the Indian municipal town of Paravur in Kollam district, Kerala.^[1] Paravur Railway Station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It is a 'D-Class' railway station coming under the Southern Railway Zone.

The annual passenger earnings of Paravur Railway Station during 2013-2014 is Rs. 1,87,22,851(USD 2,89,359.60) and it is third in position from Kollam district among the stations collecting more than Rs.1,00,00,000 through passenger tickets.^[2]

Paravur is connected to various cities in India like Kollam, Trivandrum, Kochi, Calicut, Palakkad, Thrissur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Mangalore, Pune, Salem, Coimbatore, Trichy and Tirunelveli through Indian Railways.^[3] Proximity of Paravur railway station to the core Paravur town and Paravur Municipal Bus Stand is making it as one of the important public transport hubs in the district and the state.

History

The Madras-Quilon line was extended to the capital of the Princely State of Travancore. Paravur Railway Station was opened on 4 January 1918 along with the inauguration of Quilon - Trivandrum Central Metre Gauge Line. During that time, Paravur was the most important railway station between Kollam and Trivandrum with maximum number of halts of trains. Important trains like Chennai Mail had halt at Paravur then.^[4]

Significance

Paravur is a blessed land of estuary, backwaters and beaches. It is an emerging tourism spot of Kerala. Estuaries in Paravur attracts a good number of people. Paravur railway station is located at Paravur, which gained in significance because of proximity to famous Puttingal Temple in the Paravur town, recently inaugurated ESIC Medical College in Parippally, proposed Kinfra Park in Polachira, LPG filling station in Ezhippuram(Parippally) etc. It is the only railway station in the Chathannoor Constituency of Kollam District. People from Paravur municipal region, Poothakkulam panchayath, Chathannoor Panchayath, Chirakkara Panchayath, Kappil(part of Edava Panchayath) and Parippally panchayath are depending on this railway station for their daily journeys. Paravur railway station is declared as the gateway station of ESIC Medical College, Parippally.

There has been a constant demand for stoppage of more trains taking into account the number of commuters using the trains to commute to Kollam and also to Trivandrum for access Educational and vocational needs.

Details of annual passenger earnings from Paravur railway station

During 2012-2013, Southern Railway has given halt for 3 pairs of trains at Paravur railway station. That helped to give a 40% increase in revenue of the station.^[7]

Service

Kollam-Kanyakumari MEMU is arriving at Paravur railway station

Railway station building, Paravur

A view of Paravur railway station from the north side

ESIC Medical College's official stoppage notification on the wall of Paravur railway station. The hospital is about 8 km away from Paravur railway station

Express Trains

Some of the major trains having halt at the station.

Passenger Trains

Paravur Railway Station is an 'Adarsh Railway Station'.^[8] However, stoppage of Ernad Express, Netravati Express, Amritha Express trains have been a long-standing demand of Paravur people. Two more Kollam-Kanyakumari MEMU services and a Punalur-Kanyakumari Passenger are expected to start service soon with halts at Paravur.^[9]

See also

• Paravur
• Kollam Junction
• Thiruvananthapuram railway division
• Karunagappalli railway station
• Annual passenger earnings details of railway stations in Kerala

References

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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 Kundara East Ezhukone Kottarakara Kuri Auvaneeswarem Punalur