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Kollam Junction railway station

Coordinates:8°53′10″N76°35′42″E / 8.8860°N 76.5951°E /8.8860; 76.5951
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Railway station in Kerala, India

"Quilon Junction" redirects here. For other uses, seeQuilon (disambiguation).

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Kollam Junction


Quilon Junction
Southern Terminal andMEMU Carshed building
General information
Other namesQuilon Junction
LocationCantonment,Kollam,Kerala
India
Coordinates8°53′10″N76°35′42″E / 8.8860°N 76.5951°E /8.8860; 76.5951
Elevation6.74 metres (22.1 ft)
SystemIndian Railways station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
LinesKollam-Thiruvananthapuram
Kollam-Ernakulam
Kollam-Sengottai
Platforms6 (1A,1,2,3,4,5)
Tracks17
ConnectionsNational Highway 66 (India)National Highway 744 (India)
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Platform levels01
ParkingAvailableParking
Bicycle facilitiesAvailableBicycle facilities
AccessibleYesHandicapped/disabled access
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeQLN
Zone(s)Southern Railway zone
Division(s)Thiruvananthapuram
ClassificationNSG-2
History
OpenedJune 1, 1904; 121 years ago (1904-06-01)
Electrified2001; 24 years ago (2001)
25 kV AC50 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 withMG line opened
Quilon–Chala service started
Became aJunction station
BG services to Ernakulam started
Line electrification completed
KollamPunalurBG line opened
Kollam MEMU Shed opened
Terminal-2 opened
Became an NSG-2 station
Passengers
2024–2522,671 per day
82,75,069 per year[1]Increase 23.43%
Rank4(inKerala)
3(inTrivandrum division)
Services
Preceding stationIndian RailwaysFollowing station
Perinad
towards
Southern Railway zoneEravipuram
towards
Kilikollur
towards
Route map
Kollam Junction–
Thiruvananthapuram Central
trunk line
km
0
Kollam JunctionBus interchangeParking
Chinnakada overpass
SP Office overpass
4.6
Eravipuram
8.9
MayyanadParking
12.4
ParavurBus interchangeParking
Paravur town overpass
Edava Lake
17.0
Kappil
19.9
Edava
23.7
Varkala SivagiriBus interchangeParkingferry/water interchangeHeliport
Maithanam underpass
30.1
Akathumuri
32.8
KadakkavoorParking
Kadakkavoor overpass
35.9
ChirayinkeezhuBus interchangeParking
40.0
Perunguzhi
43.2
Murukkampuzha
47.2
Kaniyapuram
Kazhakuttam overpass
51.3
KazhakuttamParking
57.5
Thiruvananthapuram NorthBus interchangeAirport interchangeParking
Chakka overpass
62.1
Thiruvananthapuram PettahParking
Kizhakkekotta overpass
64.6
Thiruvananthapuram
Central
Bus interchangeParking
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Kollam Junction railway station (station code: QLN[2]) is an NSG–2 categoryIndian railway station inThiruvananthapuram railway division ofSouthern Railway zone.[3]) It is ajunction station situated in the city ofKollam inKerala, 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 onKollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line. It is operated by theSouthern Railway zone of theIndian Railways and comes under theThiruvananthapuram railway division. The annual passenger ticket revenue of Kollam railway station is103.07 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 ofChennai,Visakhapatnam andTirupati:Visakhapatnam–Kollam Express (weekly),[8]Anantapuri Express (daily),[9]Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express (daily),[10] andKollam–Tirupati Express (weekly).[11]

History

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Kollam railway station in 1905

Kollam was the fifth city inKerala to be connected to the nascentIndian Railways. The idea of a rail link fromChennai to Kollam, then the trading capital of theTravancore Kingdom was first conceived in 1873. The line was sanctioned by theMadras Presidency in 1899 and a survey completed in 1900. The railway line was built jointly by South Indian railway, Travancore state and the Madras Presidency. Kollam's (AnglicizedQuilon) railway station was built in 1904 bySree Moolam Tirunal Rama Varma,Maharaja of Travancore. It was the ruler's desire to create a rail link between Quilon, the then commercial capital of his State andMadras.[12] The metre-gauge line from Quilon toPunalur was inaugurated on 1 June 1904. TheQuilon-Sengottai railway line was inaugurated on 26 November 1904. The meter gauge line was later extended toChala atTrivandrum viaParavur andVarkala and inaugurated on 4 January 1918[13] Fund allotted for the extension of meter gauge railway line fromQuilon toErnakulam viaKottayam on 1952 and is inaugurated on 6 January 1958.[14][15] The metre-gauge lines between Kollam and Ernakulam were converted to broad gauge in 1975 and inaugurated on 13 September 1976. The broad gauge conversion between the Punalur and Quilon sections was inaugurated on 12 May 2010.

There was once a 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) metre-gauge line connecting Quilon Junction andAshramam Maidan. During the inauguration of the Kollam-Punalur metre-gauge line in 1904, parts of locomotives which were to be used forQuilon–Schencottah line were shipped toQuilon Port fromTuticorin Port. They were assembled at the Ashramam Maidan, which was an open ground. The line was laid to carry these locomotives to the main station. The line was dismantled in 2000 to allow for city expansion. There was also aturntable in Kollam Junction railway station till 2015. Indian Railways removed it to pave way for the developments related toMEMU Shed.[16]

Railway map of Kollam
Railways in Kerala cities
Cities & connected years
1861 –Kozhikode

1898 –Palakkad
1902 –Kochi
1902 –Thrissur
1904 –Kollam
1907 –Kannur
1907 –Kasargod
1918 –Thiruvananthapuram
1956 –Kottayam

1989 –Alappuzha

Layout

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Main terminal building
Terminal-2 entrance
MEMU Carshed and office
Eastern end of the longest platform in Kollam Junction
Kollam Railway Under Construction

There are a total of 17 tracks in the Kollam railway station, 2 lines are passing through theMEMU shed. The station has 6 platforms for handling long distance, passenger, MEMU & goods trains. The platform 1 is divided into two sections. Platform 1A handles the trains toPunalurSengottai line and platform 1 handles trains towardsTrivandrum Central. The platform 1 and 1A together have a length of 1,180.5 m making them together the third longest railway platform in India.[17] The station has an MEMU shed which is situated near to Platform 1A. An FCI godown owned and operated by Food Corporation of India is also situated near Kollam junction.

There are 3 lines extending from Kollam Junction railway station in 3 different directions:

Location

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Surrounding transport hubs:

Services

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Kollam Junction is one of the six railway stations in Kerala where all 163 trains passing through have a scheduled halt. Out of this, four are long-distance express trains originating from the station.

Express train services originating from Kollam Junction
Sl No.Train No.Train NameDestinationRouteDistance
118567 / 18568Visakhapatnam ExpressVisakhapatnam JunctionKottayam,Palakkad,Katpadi,Gudur,Vijayawada1,575 km[18]
220635 / 20636Ananthapuri Superfast ExpressChennai EgmoreThiruvananthapuram,Madurai,Tiruchchirappalli,Villupuram858 km
317421 / 17422Tirupati ExpressTirupatiKottayam,Palakkad,Katpadi828 km[19]
416101 / 16102Quilon MailChennai EgmorePunalur,Tenkasi,Madurai,Tiruchchirappalli,Villupuram761 km

These services connectChennai,Visakhapatnam, andTirupati cities withKollam.[20]

Kollam Curve

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The initial railway line extended from Kollam to Shengottai, oriented in an east-west direction, resulting in the railway station's alignment accordingly. Subsequently, the Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram route, which traverses in a north-south direction, was introduced. Approaching from the Thiruvananthapuram side, this route necessitates a sharp turn to enter the station.

The bend is approximately eight degrees[21] Consequently, the maximum speed for trains entering Kollam station from the Thiruvananthapuram side and departing in the same direction is restricted to 30 kmph[22]

Annual passengers and earnings

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According to Southern Railway data, Kollam Junction recorded 85,69,871 originating passengers in 2019–20. The most recent figures report 82,75,069 originating passengers for the year 2023–24.[23] The annual passenger earnings from Kollam railway station shows a steady growth for several decades.[24]

Passenger earnings
YearEarnings
(in crores)
Variation
2011–1238.2105crore (US$4.5 million)NA
2012–1343.8898crore (US$5.2 million)Increase5.6793crore (US$670,000)
2013–1449.5695crore (US$5.9 million)Increase5.6797crore (US$670,000)
2014–1556.2797crore (US$6.7 million)Increase6.7102crore (US$790,000)
2015–1660.4467crore (US$7.1 million)Increase4.167crore (US$490,000)
2016–1760.7804crore (US$7.2 million)Increase0.3337crore (US$39,000)[25][26]
2017–1864.2310crore (US$7.6 million)Increase3.4506crore (US$410,000)[27]
2018–1967.4538crore (US$8.0 million)Increase3.2228crore (US$380,000)[28]
2019–2068.2169crore (US$8.1 million)Increase0.7631crore (US$90,000)[29]
2020–2113.5656crore (US$1.6 million)Decrease54.6513crore (US$6.5 million)[30]
2021–2243.3557crore (US$5.1 million)Increase29.7901crore (US$3.5 million)
2022–2384.8381crore (US$10 million)Increase41.4824crore (US$4.9 million)[31]
2023–24103.0696crore (US$12 million)Increase18.2315crore (US$2.2 million)[32]
2024–25108.9947crore (US$13 million)Increase5.9251crore (US$700,000)
Annual originating passengers
YearRidership
2016-17
8,284,504
2017-18
8,412,506(+1.54%)
2018-19
8,499,151(+1.03%)
2019-20
8,569,871(+0.83%)
2020-21
531,049(-93.80%)
2021-22
2,435,390(+358.59%)
2022-23
6,704,147(+175.28%)
2023-24
8,275,069(+23.43%)

MEMU Shed

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Main article:Kollam MEMU Shed

Kollam MEMU Shed is constructed at a cost of40.68 crore (US$4.8 million), forMainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) rakes. It was formally commissioned on 1 December 2013, five years after its completion.[33] Now the railways is operating three pairs ofKollamErnakulam (viaAlappuzha andKottayam)[34] via both the routes and aKollamKanyakumari[35] (viaTrivandrum,Nagercoil) & Kollam - Punalur services from Kollam.Kollam MEMU Shed is the largest MEMU Shed in Kerala, which is equipped with most modern facilities.

Other suburban railway stations nearby

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No.StationCodeAreaDistance from Kollam Jn.
1PerinadPRNDNorth Kollam9.1 km
2MunroturuttuMQONorth Kollam14.1 km
3KilikollurKLQEast Kollam5.6 km
4ChandanathoppeCTPEEast Kollam7.3 km
5KundaraKUVEast Kollam12.7 km
6EravipuramIRPSouth Kollam4.6 km
7MayyanadMYYSouth Kollam8.9 km
8ParavurPVUSouth Kollam12.4 km

Future

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Kollam Junction is one among the 25 stations in the country selected for first phase redevelopment at international standards along withErnakulam Junction andErnakulam Town stations.

The modernization works of the old terminal including works for lifts, escalators, new air conditioned waiting area etc. has been initiated in the railway station will be completed with in 19 months .[36][37]

Google's High-speed Wi-Fi service

Kollam is among the first 100 railway stations in India selected for providing high-speedWi-Fi services byGoogle, named as ‘Project Nilgiri’. There are 5 railway stations fromKerala in the initial stage.[38][39][40][41][42] The service inaugurated at Kollam station on 26 December 2016 bySuresh Prabhu,Railway Minister of India, through video conferencing.[43][44][45][46][47]

Kollam Junction to get modernization of international standards

On 18 September 2019, Indian Railways assured the modernization of Kollam Junction railway station to international standards. Kollam is one of the five railway stations in Kerala to be modernized.[48]

Incidents

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  • The engine of 56307 passenger derailed on 6 July 2018.[49]
  • The engine of 16723 Express caught fire at Kollam Junction on 16 July 2018.

Gallery

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  • Platform No.1, 2
    Platform No.1, 2
  • LED Display board in the foot over-bridge
    LED Display board in the foot over-bridge
  • An old picture of Kollam Railway Hospital
    An old picture of Kollam Railway Hospital
  • A science express train at the station
    A science express train at the station
  • Main terminal
    Main terminal
  • A MEMU train at the station
    A MEMU train at the station
  • MEMU Carshed and Platform No. 1A
    MEMU Carshed and Platform No. 1A

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toKollam Junction railway station.

References

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  2. ^"Station Code Index"(PDF).Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 6. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved26 March 2024.
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  10. ^"After 19 years, Chennai–Kollam regular train service to resume from Monday".The New Indian Express. 3 March 2019. Retrieved3 March 2019.
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  21. ^Daily, Keralakaumudi."60 curves in this district hindering leap of Vande Bharat in Kerala".Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved15 June 2024.
  22. ^"Caution on speed of trains at station".The Hindu. 9 August 2010.ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved15 June 2024.
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  30. ^"Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2020-21"(PDF). Retrieved30 August 2021.
  31. ^"Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2022-23"(PDF). Retrieved18 September 2023.
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  33. ^MEMU Maintenance Work Begins in KollamKollam MEMU Shed
  34. ^MEMU service flagged offKollam-Ernakulam MEMU
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