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{{Infobox station
| name = Kollam KSWTD Boat Jetty
| native_name = കൊല്ലം KSWTD ഫെറി ടെര്‍മിനല്‍
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'''Kollam KSWTD Boat Jetty''' or '''Kollam KSWTD Ferry Station''' is an transport hub in the city of [[Kollam]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]], one of 14 ferry stations owned by the [[Kerala State Water Transport Department]].<ref name="Introduction-KSWTD">{{cite web |url=http://swtd.gov.in/index.php?langCode=en&compName=general&compView=aboutdept |title=Kerala State Water Transport Department - Introduction |publisher=KSWTD |access-date=2015-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226161243/http://swtd.gov.in/index.php?langCode=en&compName=general&compView=aboutdept |archive-date=26 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Tourist Facilitation Centre in Kollam, Jan 2020.jpg|right|thumb|Tourist Facilitation Centre near Kollam Ferry Terminal]]
[[File:DTPC Office in Kollam, Jan 2020.jpg|right|thumb| DTPC Office near Kollam Ferry Terminal]]
==Importance==
Kollam is one of the few cities in [[Kerala]] which is reachable by rail, road or water transportation. The city of Kollam (Quilon) was the commercial capital of the princely state of [[Travancore]]. [[Kollam Port]] was founded by Mar Abo at [[Tangasseri]] in 825. The district's major waterways include [[Ashtamudi Lake]], [[Paravur Kayal]], [[Sasthamcotta Lake]] and the historic Kollam Canal. The Kerala State Water Transport Department (KSWTD) operates ferries from Kollam to the following destinations:<ref name="Corporation of Kollam">{{cite web|url=http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/transport |title=Transport - Kollam Corporation|publisher=Kollam Municipal Corporation |access-date=2015-01-04}}</ref><ref name="Routes-KSWTD">{{cite web |url=http://swtd.gov.in/index.php?langCode=en&compName=general&compView=placesnroute |title=Important places enroute - KSWTD |publisher=KSWTD |access-date=2015-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061357/http://swtd.gov.in/index.php?langCode=en&compName=general&compView=placesnroute |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* Sampranikkodi
* Guhanandapuram
* Pezhumthuruthu
* Muthiraparamb ([[West Kallada]])
* [[Ayiramthengu]]
* [[Munroe Island]]
* [[Alappuzha]]<ref name="KSWTD Routes">{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Jhankar-Service-Opened/2015/02/23/article2682760.ece |title=Jhankar Service Opened - The New Indian Express |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2015-02-23}}</ref>

==Location==
The KSWTD jetty is situated near [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station]] in [[Cutchery]]. The ferry station is situated on the side of [[Asramam Link Road]]. Kollam has two gateways to the backwaters of Kerala.

* [[Kollam Junction railway station]] - 2.2 km
* [[Kollam Port]] - 2.0 km
* [[Kollam Beach]] - 3.3 km

==Kollam-Alappuzha Tourist Boat Service==
[[File:Kollam-Alappuzha tourist boat at Kollam Ferry terminal, Jan 2020.jpg|right|thumb|Kollam-Alappuzha tourist boat at Kollam Ferry Terminal]]
The Kollam-Alappuzha route is the longest service operated by KSWTD within Kerala.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/alappuzhakollam-boat-service-resumes-after-14-years/article103798.ece |title=Alappuzha-Kollam boat service resumes after 14 years|publisher=The Hindu |access-date=2015-01-04}}</ref><ref name="DTPC Alappuzha">{{cite web|url=http://www.dtpcalappuzha.com/intinerary.html |title=Boat Service Between Kollam & Alappuzha - DTPC Alappuzha|publisher=DTPC Alappuzha |access-date=2015-01-04}}</ref><ref name="Kollam - Southern Backwaters">{{cite web|url=http://southernbackwaters.com/kollamtour.htm |title=Kollam Alleppey Tourist Boat - Southern Backwaters |publisher=Southern Backwaters |access-date=2015-01-04}}</ref> The eight-hour-long journey passes through Ashtamudi Lake, Kayamkulam Lake and Vembanad Lake and through narrow canals. The route also passes through the settlements in [[Amritapuri]], Tharayilkadavu, Alumkadavu, Kovilthottam, [[Chavara]], Pallikkodi & [[Kavanad]].<ref name="Tourist Boat Service - KSWTD">{{cite web |url=http://swtd.gov.in/index.php?langCode=en&compName=general&compView=alpy_kollam_boatservice |title=Tourist Boat Service Between Kollam & Alappuzha - KSWTD |publisher=KSWTD |access-date=2015-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104081317/http://swtd.gov.in/index.php?langCode=en&compName=general&compView=alpy_kollam_boatservice |archive-date=4 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station]]
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]]
* [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand]]
* [[Kollam Port]]
* [[Kerala State Water Transport Department]]
* [[Cutchery]]
* [[Asramam Link Road]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Kollam KSWTD Ferry Terminal}}

{{Kollam |state=expanded}}

[[Category:Water transport in Kollam]]
[[Category:Ferry terminals in India]]

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