Kilikollur
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Kilikollur railway station building
General information
LocationNear NH-744, Kilikollur, Kollam, Kerala
India
Coordinates8°55′04″N 76°37′57″E / 8.9179°N 76.6326°E / 8.9179; 76.6326
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKLQ
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1904 (1904)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2017–18799 per day[1]
2,91,669 per year
Location
Kilikollur is located in India
Kilikollur
Kilikollur
Location within India
Kilikollur is located in Kerala
Kilikollur
Kilikollur
Kilikollur (Kerala)

Kilikollur railway station (Code:KLQ) is a railway station in the cashew hub of Kollam city – Kilikollur.[2] Kilikollur railway station comes under the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways.[3][4] The station is one among the three railway stations serving the city of Kollam. Other railway stations in the city are Kollam Junction railway station and Eravipuram railway station. All the trains passing through have halt in this station, except the Tambaram–Kollam Special Express running on the newly commissioned Punalur–Sengottai line.[5][6] Kilikollur railway station is situated at Karicode

Indian Railways is connecting Kilikollur with various cities in India like Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Madurai & with various towns like Punalur, Paravur, Kottarakkara, Kayamkulam, Karunagappalli, Varkala, Neyyattinkara & Kanyakumari. Nearest railway stations are Kollam Junction and Chandanathoppe.[7]

Services

Train Number Source Destination Name/Type
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 Punalur Passenger
56365 Guruvayur Punalur Fast Passenger
56335 Punalur 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 - Madurai Division" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Kilikollur Railway Station
  3. ↑ Alert gangman averts train accident
  4. ↑ "Four Trains to Stay Suspended Tomorrow". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Six new stops for Punalur - Guruvayur train
  6. ↑ Revised railway timetable from today
  7. ↑ Kollam railway stations


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