Ezhukone railway station

Ezhukone railway station (Code: EKN) is a railway station located in Kollam district of Kerala state, India.[1] Ezhukone railway station is coming under Madurai railway division of Southern Railway Zone. It is one among the 26 railway stations in Kollam district.[2]

This article is about the railway station. For the town, see Ezhukone. For the city, see Kollam.

Ezhukone
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Location	Ezhukone, Kollam, Kerala India
Coordinates	8.979390°N 76.715308°E / 8.979390; 76.715308
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	EKN
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai railway division
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1904 (1904)
Electrified	No
Route map km to Trivandrum Central 0 Kollam Junction to Kayamkulam Junction TVC MDU limits 6 Kilikollur 8 Chandanattop Halt 13 Kundara 15 Kundara East 19 Ezhukone 25 Kottarakara 30 Kuri 37 Auvaneeswarem 45 Punalur Kallada River 55 Edamann 77 Ottakkal 66 Thenmala 13 arch bridge Achankoil River 70 Kazhuthurutty 77 Edapalayam 75 New Aryankavu 79 Aryankavu Kerala Tamil Nadu 87 Bhagavathipuram 93 Sengottai 102 Tenkasi Junction to Virudhunagar Junction to Tirunelveli Junction

Indian railways connects Ezhukone with various cities in India like Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, and Madurai, and with various towns like Punalur, Paravur, Kottarakkara, Kayamkulam, Karunagappalli, Varkala, Neyyattinkara, and Kanyakumari. The nearest railway stations are Kundara East and Kottarakara. All seven pairs of trains passing through have halts at Ezhukone railway station.[3]

Significance

Ezhukone is a thickly populated area in Kollam district. Ezhukone railway station has gained significance because of it sproximity to various schools, colleges, hospitals and Government offices in the locality. ESI Hospital in Ezhukone, Excise Range Office, Sree Naryana Guru Senior Secondary Central School etc. are very close to this railway station.[4][5][6][7] The station serves areas like Pavithreswaram, Cheerankavu, Maranadu, Pochamkonam, Irumpanangadu, Neduvathoor, Neeleswaram, and Edakkidom.

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

• Kollam Junction railway station
• Paravur railway station
• Kundara railway station
• Kottarakara railway station

References

1. "Ezhukone railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
2. "About Kollam – Kollam Corporation". Kollam Corporation. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
3. "Punalur-Kanyakumari Train Service Begins". TNIE. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
4. "Ezhukone ESI". ESIC. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
5. "Excise Offices in Kollam". Kerala Excise. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
6. "Sree Naryana Guru Senior Secondary Central School, Ezhukone". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
7. "Foundation laid for paramedical institute at Ezhukone". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 February 2015.