Kundara railway station

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Coordinates8°57′37″N 76°40′42″E / 8.96029°N 76.67821°E / 8.96029; 76.67821
System Indian Railways station
Kundara
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
System Indian Railways station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
LineKollam–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; 122 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
Kundara
Kundara
Kundara (Kerala)
Front view of Kundara railway station

Kundara railway station (station code:KUV) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone, serving the city of Kollam.[1] It serves Kundara, located in Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala. The station is one among the four railway stations serving the city of Kollam. Other railway stations in the city are Kollam Junction railway station, Kilikollur railway station and Eravipuram railway station.[2][3]

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

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station were 6,613,959 (US$78,000) and daily earnings were 18,120 (US$210). 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]

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