Kayamkulam Junction railway station

Kayamkulam Junction
Express train & Passenger train station
Location	Kayamkulam, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India
Coordinates	9°10′57″N 76°30′46″E / 9.1825°N 76.5128°E / 9.1825; 76.5128
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal railway line, Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line, Kayamkulam–Kollam line
Platforms	5
Tracks	6
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	KYJ
Fare zone	Southern Railway zone
Classification	NSG-3
History
Opened	1958; 63 years ago (1958)[citation needed]
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
8,561 per day (2018–19 FY)[1]
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Kayamkulam Junction railway station (station code: KYJ) 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 at a distance of 1.7 km from Kayamkulam town, near to Kayamkulam–Punalur Road (KP road). In 2018, the rail wi-fi broad-band connection has been introduced in Kayamkulam.

History[]

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Kayamkulam rail link came into existence in 1958 when Kollam–Kottayam railway line was inaugurated. The railway station was upgraded to a junction station in 1992 when the rail link via Alappuzha to Ernakulam was inaugurated.

Layout[]

This station has five platforms and six tracks to handle long distance, local, and goods trains.

See also[]

• Southern Railway zone
• Karunagappalli railway station

References[]

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