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| passengers      = 1,081 per day<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1539692355298-Originating%20Earnings%202017-18.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 - Madurai Division |publisher=Southern Railway |access-date=20 October 2018}}</ref> <br />3,94,618 per year
| passengers      = 4,599 per day<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1539692355298-Originating%20Earnings%202017-18.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2019-20 - Madurai Division |publisher=Southern Railway |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> <br />16,78,635 per year
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'''Kottarakara railway station''' (Code: KKZ) is a railway station in the Indian town of [[Kottarakkara]] in [[Kollam district]], [[Kerala]].<ref>[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/kottarakara-kkz/6870 Train Timings-Kottarakara Railway Station]</ref> Kottarakara railway station falls under the [[Madurai railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]].<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Punalur-Kanyakumari-Train-Service-Begins/2014/09/02/article2409810.ece Punalur-Kanyakumari Train Service Begins]</ref> It is a 'D-Class'(NSG 6) Adersh station.<ref>[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/land_amen/downloads/Adarsh%20stations.pdf Adersh Railway Stations in India]</ref> Indian railway is connecting [[Kottarakkara]] with various cities in India like [[Kollam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Thrissur]], [[Kottayam]], [[Madurai]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Nagercoil]] & with various towns like [[Punalur]], [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]], [[Kayamkulam]], [[Karunagappalli]], [[Varkala]], [[Neyyattinkara]], [[Kanyakumari]] & [[Valliyur]]. Neighbourhood railway stations are {{stnlnk|Ezhukone}} and Kundara East.
'''Kottarakara railway station''' (Code: KKZ) is a railway station in the Indian town of [[Kottarakkara]] in [[Kollam district]], [[Kerala]].<ref>[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/kottarakara-kkz/6870 Train Timings-Kottarakara Railway Station]</ref> Kottarakara railway station falls under the [[Madurai railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]].<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Punalur-Kanyakumari-Train-Service-Begins/2014/09/02/article2409810.ece Punalur-Kanyakumari Train Service Begins]</ref> It is a 'D-Class'(NSG 6) Adersh station.<ref>[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/land_amen/downloads/Adarsh%20stations.pdf Adersh Railway Stations in India]</ref> Indian railway is connecting [[Kottarakkara]] with various cities in India like [[Kollam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Thrissur]], Palakkad, [[Kottayam]], [[Madurai]], Trichy, Chennai, Tenkasi,  [[Tirunelveli]], [[Nagercoil]] & with various towns like [[Punalur]], [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]], [[Kayamkulam]], Thiruvalla, Changanacherry, Aluva, Guruvayoor, Punalur, Sengottai, Rajapalayam, Virudunagar, Mavelikkara, Chengannur, Aluva, [[Karunagappalli]], [[Varkala]], Kazhakkoottam, [[Neyyattinkara]], [[Kanyakumari]] & [[Valliyur]]. Neighbourhood railway stations are {{stnlnk|Ezhukone}} and Kuri (Kura).
[[File:Punalur-Kanyakumari Passenger at Kottarakara railway station, Sep 2019.jpg|right|thumb|Punalur-Kanyakumari passenger at Kottarakkara]]
[[File:Punalur-Kanyakumari Passenger at Kottarakara railway station, Sep 2019.jpg|right|thumb|Punalur-Kanyakumari passenger at Kottarakkara]]


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==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Kollam Junction railway station]]
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]]
* [[Karunagappalli railway station]]
* [[Karunagappalli railway station]]

Latest revision as of 14:41, 14 August 2023

This article is about the railway station. For the town, see Kottarakkara. For the famous temple, see Kottarakkara Sree Mahaganapathi Kshethram.

Kottarakara
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
LocationBeside NH-744, Kottarakkara, Kollam, Kerala
India
Coordinates9°00′01″N 76°45′57″E / 9.0003°N 76.7659°E / 9.0003; 76.7659
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKKZ
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
ClassificationNSG-6
History
Opened1904; 122 years ago (1904)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2019–204,599 per day[1]
16,78,635 per year
Location
Kottarakara is located in India
Kottarakara
Kottarakara
Location within India
Kottarakara (Kerala)

Kottarakara railway station (Code: KKZ) is a railway station in the Indian town of Kottarakkara in Kollam district, Kerala.[2] Kottarakara railway station falls under the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways.[3] It is a 'D-Class'(NSG 6) Adersh station.[4] Indian railway is connecting Kottarakkara with various cities in India like Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kottayam, Madurai, Trichy, Chennai, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil & with various towns like Punalur, Paravur, Kayamkulam, Thiruvalla, Changanacherry, Aluva, Guruvayoor, Punalur, Sengottai, Rajapalayam, Virudunagar, Mavelikkara, Chengannur, Aluva, Karunagappalli, Varkala, Kazhakkoottam, Neyyattinkara, Kanyakumari & Valliyur. Neighbourhood railway stations are Ezhukone and Kuri (Kura).

Punalur-Kanyakumari passenger at Kottarakkara

Services[edit | edit source]

Train Number Source Destination Name/Type
16791 Tirunelveli Junction Palakkad Palaruvi Express
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 Sengottai Passenger
56365 Guruvayur Punalur Fast Passenger
56335 Sengottai 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
16792 Palakkad Tirunelveli Junction Palaruvi Express

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2019-20 - Madurai Division" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Train Timings-Kottarakara Railway Station
  3. ↑ Punalur-Kanyakumari Train Service Begins
  4. ↑ Adersh Railway Stations in India


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