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{{About|the railway station|the town|Kottarakkara|the famous temple|Kottarakkara Sree Mahaganapathi Kshethram}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kottarakara
| type = [[Regional rail]], [[Light rail]] & [[Commuter rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Kottarakara railway station, Aug 2015.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address = Beside [[National Highway 744 (India)|NH-744]], [[Kottarakkara]], [[Kollam district|Kollam]], [[Kerala]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|9.0003|76.7659|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Kerala
| elevation =
| line = [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line]]
| other =
| structure = At–grade
| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| parking = Available
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1904}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KKZ
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Madurai}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| passengers = 4,599 per day<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1539692355298-Originating%20Earnings%202017-18.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2019-20 - Madurai Division |publisher=Southern Railway |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> <br />16,78,635 per year
| pass_year = 2019–20
| classification = NSG-6
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
| route_map = {{Kollam–Sengottai branch line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Kottarakara railway station''' (Code: KKZ) is a railway station in the Indian town of [[Kottarakkara]] in [[Kollam district]], [[Kerala]].<ref>[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/kottarakara-kkz/6870 Train Timings-Kottarakara Railway Station]</ref> Kottarakara railway station falls under the [[Madurai railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]].<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Punalur-Kanyakumari-Train-Service-Begins/2014/09/02/article2409810.ece Punalur-Kanyakumari Train Service Begins]</ref> It is a 'D-Class'(NSG 6) Adersh station.<ref>[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/land_amen/downloads/Adarsh%20stations.pdf Adersh Railway Stations in India]</ref> Indian railway is connecting [[Kottarakkara]] with various cities in India like [[Kollam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Thrissur]], Palakkad, [[Kottayam]], [[Madurai]], Trichy, Chennai, Tenkasi, [[Tirunelveli]], [[Nagercoil]] & with various towns like [[Punalur]], [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]], [[Kayamkulam]], Thiruvalla, Changanacherry, Aluva, Guruvayoor, Punalur, Sengottai, Rajapalayam, Virudunagar, Mavelikkara, Chengannur, Aluva, [[Karunagappalli]], [[Varkala]], Kazhakkoottam, [[Neyyattinkara]], [[Kanyakumari]] & [[Valliyur]]. Neighbourhood railway stations are {{stnlnk|Ezhukone}} and Kuri (Kura).
[[File:Punalur-Kanyakumari Passenger at Kottarakara railway station, Sep 2019.jpg|right|thumb|Punalur-Kanyakumari passenger at Kottarakkara]]

==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" | 16791
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Tirunelveli Junction}}
| valign="center" | [[Palakkad Junction railway station|Palakkad]]
| valign="center" | [[Palaruvi Express]]
|-
| 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|Sengottai}}
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56365
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Guruvayur}}
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | Fast Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 56335
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Sengottai}}
| 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
|-
| valign="center" | 16792
| valign="center" | [[Palakkad Junction railway station|Palakkad]]
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Tirunelveli Junction}}
| valign="center" | [[Palaruvi Express]]
|}

{{clear}}

==See also==

* [[Kollam Junction railway station]]
* [[Karunagappalli railway station]]
* [[Paravur railway station]]
* [[Punalur railway station]]
* [[Kundara railway station]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

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

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

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Kottarakara railway station - Revision history

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