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{{Short description|Railway station in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kollam Junction
| native_name = കൊല്ലം ജംഗ്ഷൻ
| native_name_lang = ml
| other_name = Quilon Junction
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Kollam railway station collage.jpg
| image_caption = From Top: Entrance of Kollam Junction Railway Station, A [[MEMU]] train at Kollam railway station, foot overbridge, name board of the station, [[Kollam MEMU Shed]] building
| address = [[Kollam]], [[Kollam District]], [[Kerala]]
| country = India
| elevation = {{convert|6.74|m|ft}}
| line = [[Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line|QLN–TVC]] [[Kollam Junction|QLN]]–[[Ernakulam Junction|ERS]] (via [[Alappuzha railway station|ALLP]] and [[Kottayam railway station|KTYM]]) [[Kollam–Sengottai Chord Line|QLN–SCT]] (via [[Punalur|PUU]])
| other = {{rint|rail}}, {{rint|bus}}
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 6 (1A,1,2,3,4,5)
| levels = 01
| tracks = 17
| parking = {{rint|park}} (T1: 100+ cars, T2: 750 cars)
| bicycle = {{rint|bicycle}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|1904|06|01}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = {{Start date and age|2001||}} [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]]
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}
| classification = '''NSG-3'''
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = QLN
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Thiruvananthapuram}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| former = Quilon Junction railway station
| years = 1902:- 1 Jun 1904:- 1 Jan 1918:- 6 Jan 1958:- 23 Nov 1975:- 2001:- 10 May 2010:- 1 Dec 2013:- 2 Mar 2019
| events = Goods trains service started Station with [[metre-gauge railway|MG]] line opened Quilon–Chala service started Became a Junction railway station [[broad-gauge railway|BG]] services to Ernakulam started Line electrification completed [[Kollam]]–[[Punalur]] [[Broad-gauge railway|BG line]] opened [[Kollam MEMU Shed]] opened Terminal-2 opened
| services = {{adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways
| line1 = Southern Railway zone|left1=Perinad|to-left1=Ernakulam Junction|right1=Eravipuram|to-right1=Thiruvananthapuram Central
| line2 = Southern Railway zone|left2=Kilikollur|to-left2=Sengottai|right2=Eravipuram|to-right2=Thiruvananthapuram Central
}}
| status = Functioning
| passengers = 23,479 per day<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1607581731102-ANNUAL%20EARNINGS.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2019-20 – Thiruvananthapuram Division|publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>
| pass_rank = 4 ''(in [[Kerala]])'' 3 ''(in [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division|Trivandrum division]])''
| pass_year = 2018–19
| pass_percent =
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'''Kollam Junction railway station''' (station code: QLN) is a [[junction station]] situated in the city of [[Kollam]] in [[Kerala]], 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railnewscenter.com/2015/01/at-glance-longest-railway-platforms-in.html |title=At a glance: Longest railway platforms in India |publisher=Railnewscenter |access-date=25 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225073235/http://www.railnewscenter.com/2015/01/at-glance-longest-railway-platforms-in.html |archive-date=25 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkthroughindia.com/walkthroughs/trains/top-6-longest-railway-platforms-india/ |title=The Top 6 Longest Railway Platforms of India |publisher=Walk through India |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/west-bengal-tea-plantations-and-other-rajera-relics-9835426.html |title=West Bengal: tea plantations and other Raj-era relics |date=2 November 2014 |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref>

Kollam Junction lies on [[Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line]]. It is operated by the [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]] and comes under the [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]. The annual passenger ticket revenue of Kollam railway station is {{INRConvert|64.23|c|year=2017}} and 23,048 is the daily ridership through this station.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1536297820030-ANNUAL%20EARNINGS.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2017–18 – Thiruvananthapuram Division|publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref> It is one among the few railway stations in Kerala having two terminals with ticket counter facility. Three express trains have been originating from Kollam Junction railway station to South Indian cities of [[Chennai]] and [[Visakhapatnam]]: [[Kollam–Visakhapatnam Express|Visakhapatnam–Kollam Express]] (weekly),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/timings-of-new-trains-announced/article4868992.ece |title=Timings of new trains announced |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref> [[Anantapuri Express]] (daily)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/engine-of-ananthapuri-express-catches-fire-at-kollam-station/articleshow/65015731.cms |title=Engine of Ananthapuri Express catches fire at Kollam station |work=Times of India|date=17 July 2018 |access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref> and [[Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express]] (daily).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/mar/03/chennai-kollam-regular-train-to-resume-after-19-years-1945987.html |title=After 19 years, Chennai–Kollam regular train service to resume from Monday |work=The New Indian Express|date=3 March 2019 |access-date=3 March 2019}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Kollam railway station old.jpg|thumb|left|Kollam railway station in 1905]]
[[Kollam]] was the fifth city in [[Kerala]] to be connected to the nascent [[Indian Railways]]. The idea of a rail link from [[Chennai]] to Kollam, then the trading capital of the [[Travancore]] Kingdom was first conceived in 1873. The line was sanctioned by the [[Madras 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 (Anglicized ''Quilon'') railway station was built in 1904 by [[Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma|Sree 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 and [[Madras]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-station-of-yore-its-golden-links/article4100633.ece |title=A station of yore, its golden links |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Kollam |date=16 November 2012 |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref> The metre-gauge line from Quilon to [[Punalur]] was inaugurated on 1{{nbsp}}June 1904. The [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line|Quilon-Sengottai railway line]] was inaugurated on 26{{nbsp}}November 1904. The meter gauge line was later extended to [[Chala, Thiruvananthapuram|Chala]] at [[Trivandrum]] via [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]] and [[Varkala]] and inaugurated on 4{{nbsp}}January 1918<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/12/stories/2010041258441300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501011446/http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/12/stories/2010041258441300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2010 |title=Railways cross a milestone |date=12 April 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref> Fund allotted for the extension of meter gauge railway line from [[Quilon]] to [[Ernakulam Junction|Ernakulam]] via {{stnlnk|Kottayam}} on 1952 and is inaugurated on 6{{nbsp}}January 1958.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55009/1/lsd_01_01_02-06_1952.pdf |title=Parliamentary Debates |work=eparlib.nic.in |date=2 June 1952 |access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55015/1/lsd_01_01_09-06-1952.pdf |title=Parliamentary Debates |work=eparlib.nic.in |location=New Delhi |date=9 June 1952 |access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> The metre-gauge lines between Kollam and Ernakulam were converted to broad gauge in 1975 and inaugurated on 13{{nbsp}}September 1976. The broad gauge conversion between the Punalur and Quilon sections was inaugurated on 12{{nbsp}}May 2010.

There was once a {{convert|2.4|km}} metre-gauge line connecting Quilon Junction and [[Ashramam Maidan]]. During the inauguration of the Kollam-Punalur metre-gauge line in 1904, parts of locomotives which were to be used for [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line|Quilon–Schencottah line]] were shipped to [[Kollam Port|Quilon Port]] from [[Tuticorin 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 a [[railway turntable|turntable]] in Kollam Junction railway station till 2015. Indian Railways removed it to pave way for the developments related to [[Kollam MEMU Shed|MEMU Shed]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irfca.org/articles/jimmyjose-20051128-quilon.html |title=Quilon – IRFCA |access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref>

==Layout==
There are a total of 17 tracks in the Kollam railway station, 2 lines are passing through the [[MEMU]] 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 to [[Punalur]]–[[Sengottai]] line and platform 1 handles trains towards [[Trivandrum 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/west-bengal-tea-plantations-and-other-raj-era-relics-9835426.html |title=West Bengal: Tea Plantations and Other Raj-Era Relics|work=The Independent |access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> 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.
{{Railway in Kerala cities}}

==Location==
Surrounding transport hubs:
*Nearest bus stations [[Andamukkam City bus stand]] (1.2 km) and [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station]] (2 km)
*Nearest sea port: [[Kollam Port]] (3 km)
*Nearest ferry terminal: [[Kollam KSWTD Ferry Terminal]] (2 km)
*Nearest airport: [[Trivandrum International Airport]] (67 km) and [[Quilon Aerodrome|Kollam Helipad (Old Airport)]] (0.5 km)

==Annual passenger earnings==
The annual passenger earnings from Kollam railway station shows a steady growth for several decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/redevelopment_view_details_r.jsp?ID1=Kollam%20jn |title=Station Redevelopment Plan – Kollam Junction |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" font-size: 0.9em; style="font-size: 90%;"
|+Passenger earnings
!Year
!Earnings (in crores)
!Variation
|-
|2011–12
|{{INRConvert|38.2105|c|lk=on}}
|NA
|-
|2012–13
|{{INRConvert|43.8898|c|lk=on}}
|{{increase}}{{INRConvert|5.6793|c|lk=on}}
|-
|2013–14
|{{INRConvert|49.5695|c|lk=on}}
|{{increase}}{{INRConvert|5.6797|c|lk=on}}
|-
|2014–15
|{{INRConvert|56.2797|c|lk=on}}
|{{increase}}{{INRConvert|6.7102|c|lk=on}}
|-
|2015–16
|{{INRConvert|60.4467|c|lk=on}}
|{{increase}}{{INRConvert|4.167|c|lk=on}}
|-
|2016–17
|{{INRConvert|60.7804|c|lk=on}}
|{{increase}}{{INRConvert|0.3337|c|lk=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1513057317774-Profile%20of%20Thiruvananthapuram%20Division.pdf |title=Stations Profile 2017 – Thiruvananthapuram Division|publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RTI_reply_(Page_2)_about_revenue_of_Kollam_Jn.,_Mar_2017.jpg |title=RTI reply about Annual Passenger Ticket Revnue 2015–16 : Kollam Junction |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
|2017–18
|{{INRConvert|64.2310|c|lk=on}}
|{{increase}}{{INRConvert|3.4506|c|lk=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1536297820030-ANNUAL%20EARNINGS.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2017–18 – Thiruvananthapuram Division|publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2018–19
|{{INRConvert|67.4538|c|lk=on}}
|{{increase}}{{INRConvert|3.2228|c|lk=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1559554713747-ANNUAL%20EARNINGS.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2018–19 – Thiruvananthapuram Division|publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2019–20
|{{INRConvert|68.2169|c|lk=on}}
|{{increase}}{{INRConvert|0.7631|c|lk=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1607581731102-ANNUAL%20EARNINGS.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2019-20 |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2020–21
|{{INRConvert|13.5656|c|lk=on}}
|{{decrease}}{{INRConvert|54.6513|c|lk=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1623303369775-ANNUAL%20EARNINGS.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2020-21 |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2021–22
|{{INRConvert|43.3557|c|lk=on}}
|{{increase}}{{INRConvert|29.7901|c|lk=on}}
|-
|2022–23
|{{INRConvert|82.1718|c|lk=on}}
|{{increase}}{{INRConvert|38.8161|c|lk=on}}
|}

==MEMU Shed==
{{main|Kollam MEMU Shed}}
Kollam MEMU Shed is constructed at a cost of {{INRConvert|40.68|c}}, for [[MEMU|Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU)]] rakes. It was formally commissioned on 1 December 2013, five years after its completion.<ref>MEMU Maintenance Work Begins in Kollam ''[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/MEMU-Maintenance-Work-Begins-in-Kollam/2013/12/02/article1923204.ece#.UyqylNLHm-0 Kollam MEMU Shed]''</ref> Now the railways is operating three pairs of [[Kollam]]–[[Ernakulam]] (via [[Alappuzha]] and [[Kottayam]])<ref>MEMU service flagged off ''[http://www.kerala.com/news_kerala_MEMU_service_flagged_0_6679.html Kollam-Ernakulam MEMU]''</ref> via both the routes and a [[Kollam]]–[[Kanyakumari]]<ref>MEMU service flagged off in Kollam ''[http://www.yentha.com/news/view/news/kollam-nagercoil-memu-to-be-flagged-off-tomorrow Kollam-Kanyakumari MEMU]''</ref> (via [[Trivandrum]], [[Nagercoil]]) & Kollam - Punalur services from Kollam. [[Kollam MEMU Shed]] is the largest MEMU Shed in Kerala, which is equipped with most modern facilities.

==Services==
There are three express train services originating from Kollam Junction, viz., [[Kollam–Visakhapatnam Express]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/timings-of-new-trains-announced/article4868992.ece |title=Timings of new trains announced |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> [[Anantapuri Express]] and [[Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express|Kollam Junction–Chennai Egmore Express]]. The services connect [[Chennai Egmore]] and [[Visakhapatnam]] cities with [[Kollam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/mar/03/chennai-kollam-regular-train-to-resume-after-19-years-1945987.html |title=After 19 years, Chennai–Kollam regular train service to resume from Monday |work=The New Indian Express|date=3 March 2019 |access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>

==Future==
Kollam Junction is one among the 25 stations in the country selected for first phase redevelopment at international standards along with Ernakulam Junction and Ernakulam Town stations.

The modernization works of the old terminal including works for lifts, escalators, new air conditioned waiting area etc. have been initiated in the railway station but not yet completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kollam-second-terminal-by-october/article24050047.ece |title=Kollam second terminal by October |work=The Hindu |location=Kollam |date=31 May 2018 |access-date=1 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-entry-for-rail-station/article8226267.ece |title=New entry for rail station |access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref>

;Google's High-speed Wi-Fi service
[[Kollam]] is among the first 100 railway stations in India selected for providing high-speed [[Wi-Fi]] services by [[Google]], named as ‘Project Nilgiri’. There are 5 railway stations from [[Kerala]] in the initial stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.entecity.com/these-5-railway-stations-in-kerala-will-first-get-googles-wi-fi-is-your-city-among-the-list/ |title=These 5 Railway stations in Kerala will first get Google's Wi-Fi! Is your city among the list? |access-date=9 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://keralaitnews.com/6075/experience-high-speed-wi-fi-at-trivandrum-central-railway-station |title=Experience high speed Wi-Fi at Trivandrum Central railway station |date=30 October 2016 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/central-station-is-wifi-hotspot-now/article9283958.ece |title=Central station is Wi-Fi hotspot now – The Hindu |date=29 October 2016 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2016/oct/29/surf-the-rail-net-for-free-from-thiruvananthapuram-station-1532959.html |title=Surf the rail net for free from Thiruvananthapuram statio|work=The New Indian Express |date=29 October 2016 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/wifi-in-three-more-railway-stations-soon/article8526226.ece |title=Wi-Fi in three more Kerala railway stations soon – The Hindu |date=27 April 2016 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> The service inaugurated at Kollam station on 26 December 2016 by [[Suresh Prabhu]], [[Railway Minister of India]], through video conferencing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/free-wi-fi-service-at-100-railway-stations-kollam-latest-to-be-enabled-470539 |title=Free Wi-Fi service at 100 railway stations, Kollam latest to be enabled |date=27 December 2016 |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/railways-100-stations-now-wifi-enabled-another-300-planned-2017-710008 |title=Railway WiFi: 100 stations now WiFi enabled, another 300 planned for 2017 |date=27 December 2016 |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dayafterindia.com/2016/12/27/free-wi-fi-service-at-100-railway-stations/ |title=Free Wi-Fi service at 100 railway stations |publisher=The dayafter |date=27 December 2016 |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/free-wi-fi-service-at-100-railway-stations-including-kollam-railway-ministry-1.1610783 |title=Free Wi-Fi service at 100 railway stations, including Kollam |publisher=Mathrubhumi |date=27 December 2016 |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/free-wi-fi-service-now-available-at-100-railway-stations-across-india-400-stations-to-be-covered-next-year/56198880 |title=Free Wi-Fi service now available at 100 railway stations across India, 400 stations to be covered next year |publisher=Economic Times |date=27 December 2016 |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref>

;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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/railway-rejects-kerala-s-demands-no-extra-trains-no-extension-of-services--1.4130572 |title=Railway rejects Kerala's demands; no extra trains, no extension of services |publisher=English Mathrubhumi |date=19 September 2019 |access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>

==Other suburban railway stations nearby==
[[File:Main terminal of Kollam Junction railway station, Jan 2017.jpg|right|thumb|Main terminal building]]
[[File:Terminal-2 entrance of Kollam Junction railway station, Mar 2019.jpg|right|thumb|Terminal-2 entrance]]
[[File:Kollam Platform's eastern end.jpg|right|thumb|Eastern end of the longest platform in Kollam Junction]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| No.
! scope="col"| Station
! scope="col"| Code
! scope="col"| Area
! scope="col"| Distance from Kollam Jn.
|-
|| 1
|| {{stnlnk|Perinad}}
|| PRND
|| North Kollam
|| 9.1 km
|-
|| 2
|| {{stnlnk|Munroturuttu}}
|| MQO
|| North Kollam
|| 14.1 km
|-
|| 3
|| {{stnlnk|Kilikollur}}
|| KLQ
|| East Kollam
|| 5.6 km
|-
|| 4
|| [[Chandanattop railway station|Chandanathoppe]]
|| CTPE
|| East Kollam
|| 7.3 km
|-
|| 5
|| {{stnlnk|Kundara}}
|| KUV
|| East Kollam
|| 12.7 km
|-
|| 6
|| {{stnlnk|Eravipuram}}
|| IRP
|| South Kollam
|| 4.6 km
|-
|| 7
|| {{stnlnk|Mayyanad}}
|| MYY
|| South Kollam
|| 8.9 km
|-
|| 8
|| {{stnlnk|Paravur}}
|| PVU
|| South Kollam
|| 12.4 km
|-
|}

==Incidents==
* The engine of 56307 passenger derailed on 6 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/news/kerala/tvm-kollam-passenger-train-derails-no-casualties-1.2947966 |title=TVM-Kollam passenger train derails, no casualties |date=6 July 2018 |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref>
* The engine of 16723 Express caught fire at Kollam Junction on 16 July 2018.

==See also==

* [[Kollam]]
* [[Railway platform]]
* [[Kollam MEMU Shed]]
* [[Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line]]
* [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line]]
* [[Annual passenger earnings details of railway stations in Kerala]]
* [[Visakhapatnam railway station]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kollam}}
{{Railway stations in Kerala |state=expanded}}
{{Thiruvananthapuram Railway division}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}
{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in Kollam district]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kollam]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kollam]]
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[[Category:Railway junction stations in Kerala]]

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