Kundara railway station

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Kundara
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
General information
LocationElampalloor, Kundara, Kollam, Kerala
India
Coordinates8°57′37″N 76°40′42″E / 8.96029°N 76.67821°E / 8.96029; 76.67821
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKUV
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1904; 120 years ago (1904)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2022–23259,448 per year
711 per day
Location
Kundara is located in India
Kundara
Kundara
Location within India
Kundara is located in Kerala
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Kundara
Kundara (Kerala)

Kundara railway station (station code:KKZ) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves Kottarakkara, located in Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala.[2][3]

Significance[edit]

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.[4][5]

Performance and earnings[edit]

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was 6,613,959 (US$83,000) and daily earnings was 18,120 (US$230). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 259,448 and daily count was 711. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 1005.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ Punalur-Kanyakumari Train Service Begins
  5. ^ Punalur-Guruvayur train flagged off