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{{About|the railway station|the town|Ezhukone|the city|Kollam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Ezhukone
| type = [[Regional rail]], [[Light rail]] & [[Commuter rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Ezhukone railway station, Aug 2015.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = [[Ezhukone]], [[Kollam district|Kollam]], [[Kerala]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.979390|76.715308|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation =
| line = [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line]]
| other =
| structure = At–grade
| platform = 1
| tracks = 1
| parking = Available
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1904}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| ADA = 
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = EKN
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Madurai}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| annual passenger earnings =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
| route_map = {{Kollam–Sengottai branch line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
'''Ezhukone railway station''' (Code: EKN) is a railway station in [[Kollam district]] of [[Kerala]] state, India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/ezhukone-ekn/7324 |title=Ezhukone railway station |publisher=India Rail Info |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> Ezhukone railway station is coming under [[Madurai railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]]. It is one among the 26 railway stations in Kollam district.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/about-kollam |title=About Kollam – Kollam Corporation |publisher=Kollam Corporation |access-date=25 February 2015 |archive-date=31 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231123439/http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/about-kollam |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[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, Kollam|Paravur]], [[Kottarakkara]], [[Kayamkulam]], [[Karunagappalli]], [[Varkala]], [[Neyyattinkara]], and [[Kanyakumari]]. The nearest railway stations are Kundara East and {{stnlnk|Kottarakara}}. All seven pairs of trains passing through have halts at Ezhukone railway station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Punalur-Kanyakumari-Train-Service-Begins/2014/09/02/article2409810.ece |title=Punalur-Kanyakumari Train Service Begins |publisher=TNIE |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref>

==Significance==
Ezhukone is a thickly populated area in Kollam district. Ezhukone railway station has gained significance because of it proximity 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esichezhukone.in/ |title=Ezhukone ESI |publisher=ESIC |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaexcise.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=71 |title=Excise Offices in Kollam |publisher=Kerala Excise |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sngcs.org/sngcsLc.php |title=Sree Naryana Guru Senior Secondary Central School, Ezhukone |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/foundation-laid-for-paramedical-institute-at-ezhukone/article5728065.ece |title=Foundation laid for paramedical institute at Ezhukone |work=The Hindu |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> The station serves areas like [[Pavithreswaram]], Cheerankavu, Maranadu, Pochamkonam, Irumpanangadu, Neduvathoor, Neeleswaram, and [[Edakkidom]].

==Services==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Train number
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Source
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Destination
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Name/Type
|-
| valign="center" | 56715
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}}
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56332
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56331
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56334
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56700
| valign="center" | [[Madurai Junction railway station|Madurai]]
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56333
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56336
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56365
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Guruvayur}}
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | Fast Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56335
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56701
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | [[Madurai Junction railway station|Madurai]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56366
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Guruvayur}}
| valign="center" | Fast Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56338
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56716
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}}
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56337
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|}

==See also==
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]]
* [[Paravur railway station]]
* [[Kundara railway station]]
* [[Kottarakara railway station]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Railway stations in Kerala |state=expanded}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Kollam district|Ezhukone]]
[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]
[[Category:1904 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1904]]

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Ezhukone railway station - Revision history

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