Kollam Junction railway station

Kollam Junction


Quilon Junction
Indian Railways station
From Top: Entrance of Kollam Junction Railway Station, A MEMU train at Kollam railway station, foot overbridge, name board of the station, Kollam MEMU Shed building
General information
LocationCantonment, Kollam, Kerala
India
Coordinates8°53′10″N 76°35′42″E / 8.8860°N 76.5951°E / 8.8860; 76.5951
Elevation6.74 metres (22.1 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)QLN–TVC
QLNERS (via ALLP and KTYM)
QLN–SCT (via PUU)
Platforms6 (1A,1,2,3,4,5)
Tracks17
ConnectionsMainline rail interchange, Bus interchange
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Platform levels01
ParkingParking (T1: 100+ cars, T2: 750 cars)
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeQLN
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
ClassificationNSG-2
History
OpenedJune 1, 1904; 120 years ago (1904-06-01)
Electrified2001; 23 years ago (2001)
25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous namesQuilon Junction railway station
Key dates
1902:-
1 Jun 1904:-
1 Jan 1918:-
6 Jan 1958:-
23 Nov 1975:-
2001:-
10 May 2010:-
1 Dec 2013:-
2 Mar 2019-
10 Sep 2024
Goods trains service started
Station with MG line opened
Quilon–Chala service started
Became a Junction station
BG services to Ernakulam started
Line electrification completed
KollamPunalur BG line opened
Kollam MEMU Shed opened
Terminal-2 opened
Became an NSG-2 station
Passengers
2018–1923,479 per day[1]
Rank4 (in Kerala)
3 (in Trivandrum division)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Perinad Southern Railway zone Eravipuram
Kilikollur
towards Sengottai
Location
Kollam Junction railway station is located in Kollam
Kollam Junction railway station
Kollam Junction railway station
Location within Kollam
Kollam Junction railway station is located in Kerala
Kollam Junction railway station
Kollam Junction railway station
Kollam Junction railway station (Kerala)
Kollam Junction railway station is located in India
Kollam Junction railway station
Kollam Junction railway station
Kollam Junction railway station (India)
Map
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Kollam Junction railway station (station code: QLN[2]) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[3]) It is a junction station situated in the city of Kollam in Kerala, India. It is the second largest railway station in Kerala in terms of area and largest in terms of number of tracks and one of the oldest railway stations in the state. It is also the second busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of trains handled per day. World's third longest railway platform is situated at Kollam railway station.[4][5][6]

Kollam Junction lies on Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line. It is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division. The annual passenger ticket revenue of Kollam railway station is 103.07 crore (US$12 million) and 23,048 is the daily ridership through this station.[7] It is one among the few railway stations in Kerala having two terminals with ticket counter facility. Four express trains have been originating from Kollam Junction railway station to South Indian cities of Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati: Visakhapatnam–Kollam Express (weekly),[8] Anantapuri Express (daily),[9] Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express (daily),[10] and Kollam–Tirupati Express (weekly).[11]

  1. ^ "Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2019-20 – Thiruvananthapuram Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "At a glance: Longest railway platforms in India". Railnewscenter. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. ^ "The Top 6 Longest Railway Platforms of India". Walk through India. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ^ "West Bengal: tea plantations and other Raj-era relics". 2 November 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2017–18 – Thiruvananthapuram Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Timings of new trains announced". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Engine of Ananthapuri Express catches fire at Kollam station". Times of India. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  10. ^ "After 19 years, Chennai–Kollam regular train service to resume from Monday". The New Indian Express. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Bi-weekly Kollam-Tirupati express flagged off on Tuesday". english.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.