Kundara railway station (station code:KUV) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone, serving the city of Kollam. It serves Kundara, located in Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala. The station is one among the four railway stations serving the city of Kollam. Other railway stations in the city are Kollam Junction railway station, Kilikollur railway station and Eravipuram railway station.
Significance Kundara railway station has gained significance because of proximity to Kundara Ceramics Limited, Kollam Technopark, Aluminium Industries Limited (ALIND), Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Co. Ltd. (KEL), Lakshmi Starch Ltd., etc. All the trains passing through stop at the station.Punalur-Kanyakumari Train Service BeginsPunalur-Guruvayur train flagged off
Performance and earnings For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station were and daily earnings were . For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 259,448 and daily count was 711. While the footfall per day was recorded as 1005.
Services
All 18 passing through trains have a halt at Kundara railway station. Five of these are long distance express trains.
Major express trains on this route -
Palaruvi Express Kollam Mail Express Ernakulam–Velankanni Express Ernakulam–Velankanni Express via Thanjavur Madurai Express Madurai - Guruvayur Express Punalur - Kanniyakumari Express
These services connect Chennai, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Madurai, Velankanni, Nagarcoil, Kanniyakumari, Thanjavur and Tuticorin cities with Kundara.
See also List of railway stations in India
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