Kayamkulam Junction railway station

Kayamkulam Junction
Express train & Passenger train station
General information
LocationKayamkulam, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Coordinates9°10′57″N 76°30′46″E / 9.1825°N 76.5128°E / 9.1825; 76.5128
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal railway line, Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line, KayamkulamKollam line
Platforms5
Tracks6
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeKYJ
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
ClassificationNSG-3
History
Opened1958; 66 years ago (1958)[citation needed]
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
8,561 per day (2018–19 FY)[1]
Location
Kayamkulam Junction is located in Kerala
Kayamkulam Junction
Kayamkulam Junction
Location in Kerala
Kayamkulam Junction is located in India
Kayamkulam Junction
Kayamkulam Junction
Location in India

Kayamkulam Junction railway station (station code: KYJ[2]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It is a railway station in Kerala, located at Kayamkulam, Alappuzha district. It is an NSG 3 category station. It stands at the junction of three lines- south towards Thiruvananthapuram via Kollam, north towards Ernakulam via Alappuzha and north-east towards Ernakulam Junction/Ernakulam Town via Kottayam. The station is located 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from Kayamkulam town, near Kayamkulam–Punalur Road (KP road). In 2018, the rail wi-fi broad-band connection has been introduced in Kayamkulam.

  1. ^ "Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2018-19 - Thiruvananthapuram Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.