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{{About|the railway station|the historic industrial town|Kundara}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kundara
| type = [[Regional rail]], [[Light rail]] & [[Commuter rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Kundara railway station, Aug 2015.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = [[Elampalloor]], [[Kundara]], [[Kollam district|Kollam]], [[Kerala]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.9603|76.6781|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 = No
| ADA = 
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KUV
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Madurai}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
| passengers = 744 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 2017-18 - Madurai Division |publisher=Southern Railway |access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref> <br>2,71,601 per year
| pass_year = 2017–18
| pass_percent =
| annual passenger earnings =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
| route_map = {{Kollam–Sengottai branch line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
'''Kundara railway station''' (Code: KUV) is a railway station (NSG 6 category) in the historic industrial town of [[Kollam]], [[Kundara]], [[Kerala]].<ref>[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/kundara-kuv/6592 Train Timings-Kundara Railway Station]</ref> Kundara railway station falls under the [[Madurai railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]], [[Indian Railways]].<ref>[http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=x+L6XvKmQogiXiGgd1UOzw== Kerala to conduct survey of 14 railway overbridges]</ref> The station is one of two railway stations in the industrial town of [[Kundara]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20140921065019/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/08/01/stories/2005080109250300.htm Major train accident averted at Kundara]</ref> Other one is Kundara East railway station.

Indian Railways connects Kundara with various cities in India like Kollam, [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kottayam]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Thrissur]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Madurai]] & with various towns like [[Punalur]], [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]], [[Kottarakkara]], [[Kayamkulam]], [[Karunagappalli]], [[Varkala]], [[Neyyattinkara]] & [[Kanyakumari]]. The nearest railway stations are Chandanathoppe and Kundara East.<ref>[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/kundara-kuv/6592 Kundara Railway Station]</ref>

==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.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Punalur-Kanyakumari-Train-Service-Begins/2014/09/02/article2409810.ece Punalur-Kanyakumari Train Service Begins]</ref><ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Punalur-Guruvayur-train-flagged-off/2013/09/15/article1784962.ece Punalur-Guruvayur train flagged off]</ref>

==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]]
* [[Karunagappalli railway station]]
* [[Paravur railway station]]
* [[Punalur railway station]]
* [[Kottarakara railway station]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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

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