Kayamkulam Junction railway station

Kayamkulam Junction railway station (station code: KYJ^[2]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It 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 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from Kayamkulam town, near Kayamkulam–Punalur Road (KP road). In 2018, the rail wi-fi broad-band connection has been introduced in Kayamkulam.

Kayamkulam Junction
Express train & Passenger train station
General information
Location	Kayamkulam, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Coordinates	9°10′57″N 76°30′46″E / 9.1825°N 76.5128°E
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
Status	Active
Station code	KYJ
Fare zone	Southern Railway zone
Classification	NSG-3
History
Opened	1958; 66 years ago[citation needed]
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
8,561 per day (2018–19 FY)[1]
Route map Ernakulam–Alappuzha– Kayamkulam–Kollam line Legend km to Aluva to Kottayam 2 Ernakulam C Cabin Kaloor Road A L Jacob overpass 0 Ernakulam Junction SH 15 to Cochin Harbour Terminus Perandoor Canal Thevara Canal NH 966B 5 Tirunettur Nettoor Canal Kumbalam North underpass 8 Kumbalam Vembanad Lake Thoppumpady underpass 12 Aroor Halt Kuthiathodu Eramallur Road 18 Ezhupunna Kodamthuruth 23 Thuravoor Kumbalangi Road 27 Vayalar 33 Cherthala Thyckal Road Arthunkal Road 39 Tiruvizha Mararikulam Beach Road 44 Mararikulam 48 Kalavur Halt Tumboli Road 54 Tumboli SH 66 Alappuzha Bypass 58 Alappuzha Alappuzha Bypass Vadackal 63 Punnapra NH 66 70 Ambalappuzha Karumadi Canal SH 12 75 Takazhi Kunnumma Canal Pampa River 82 Karuvatta Halt 88 Haripad 93 Cheppad Karippuzha Thodu SH 6 to Kottayam 115 Kayamkulam Junction SH 5 Mavellikara Road 121 Ochira Chakkuvally Road 129 Karunagappalli Kottarakara Road Thodiyur overpass Pallikkal River 136 Sasthamkotta NH 183A Kanatharkunnam overpass Kallada River 139 Munroturuttu Pezhumthuruthu Perumon Lake Perumon overpass 147 Perinad NH 183 NH 744 to Sengottai via Punalur Kallumthazham overpass Chemmamukku overpass 156 Kollam Junction to Thiruvananthapuram Central km This diagram: view talk edit
Location Kayamkulam Junction Location in Kerala Kayamkulam Junction Location in India

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.

This station has five platforms and six tracks to handle long and short-distance trains and goods trains.

Platforms 1 and 2 handles the trains towards the North (PF No. 1 for trains via Alappuzha [coastal railway line] & 2 for trains via Kottayam). The lines via both sides meet up at Ernakulam Junction station[South station] but the line via Kottayam diverges to the Northern side [Ernakulam Town - North station] about a kilometer away before the line loops over to meet the line from Alappuzha at Ernakulam Junction. This is to decongest the railway traffic at Ernakulam - the trains via Alappuzha stops at Ernakulam Junction but not Ernakulam Town and the trains via Kottayam stops at Ernakulam Town by taking the diverging line without entering Ernakulam Junction except a few number of trains that stop at both the North and South stations.

Platforms 3 & 4 handles the trains running towards the Southern side (Kollam - Thiruvananthapuram - Nagercoil - Kanyakumari). PF 3 handles trains from Ernakulam via Alappuzha and the PF 4 for trains from Ernakulam via Kottayam.

Platform 5 is reserved for the passengers that originates from Kayamkulam and terminates at Ernakulam Junction. The sixth track adjacent to the fifth track of PF 5 is used for goods trains to load and unload goods at Kayamkulam.

The train services that originate from Kayamkulam are the four passengers of which three terminate at Ernakulam and one at Alappuzha.

56380 (Kayamkulam - Ernakulam) is a daily passenger via Alappuzha that starts from Kayamkulam at 8:20 am and reaches Ernakulam at 10:50 am.

56382(Kayamkulam - Ernakulam) is a daily passenger via Alappuzha that starts from Kayamkulam at 12:55 pm and reaches Ernakulam at 3:30 pm.

56388 (Kayamkulam - Ernakulam) is a daily passenger via Kottayam that starts from Kayamkulam at 4:30 pm and reaches Ernakulam at 7:45 pm.

56378 (Kayamkulam - Alappuzha) is a daily passenger that starts from Kayamkulam at 10:20 pm and reaches Alappuzha at 11:30 pm.

• Southern Railway zone
• Oachira railway station
• Karunagappally railway station
• Mavelikara railway station
• Haripad railway station
• Chengannur railway station

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