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{{About|the railway station|the town|Thalavoor|the nearest rail head|Kollam Junction railway station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kuri <br>Kura
| type = [[Regional rail]], [[Light rail]] & [[Commuter rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Kuri railway station, Jan 2019.jpg
| image_caption = Station name board and platform of Kuri railway station
| address = [[Mylom]]–Kura road, [[Thalavoor]], [[Kollam district|Kollam]], [[Kerala]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|9.034583|76.817160|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Kerala
| elevation =
| line = [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line]]
| other =
| structure = At–grade
| platform = 1
| tracks = 1
| parking =
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1904}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| ADA = 
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KIF
| 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
}}
'''Kuri railway station''' or '''Kura railway station''' '''(Code: KIF)''' is an 'F-Class' halt railway station, situated at the [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line]] of [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/more-halts-for-guruvayurpunalur-trains/article5525189.ece |title=More halts for Guruvayur–Punalur trains|work=The Hindu |access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> The station is situated between [[Avaneeswaram]] and {{stnlnk|Kottarakara}} railway stations in [[Kollam district]], [[Kerala]]. The station is coming under [[Madurai railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/kuri-kif/9948 |title=Kuri H.|publisher=India Rail Info |access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/kuri-kuri/8485 |title=Kura railway station|publisher=India Rail Info |access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> The nearest major rail head of Kuri railway station is [[Kollam Junction railway station]].

==Significance==
Kuri is one of the most neglected railway stations in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleartrip.com/trains/stations/KIF |title=Kuri Train Station – Cleartrip |access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/kuri-kif-railway-station.html |title=Kuri|work=Make My Trip |access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> Even railway authorities are forgetting sometimes to include this station in railway news and websites. This is the nearest railway station to [[Thalavoor]] Devi temple. Rural areas like [[Thalavoor]], [[Mylom]], Kura, Kulamudi, Alakuzhy, Thamarakudy in [[Pathanapuram]]/[[Kottarakara]] taluks are depending on this railway station.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/search/thalavoor+temple/@9.0454004,76.8061604,15z |title=Google Maps – Kuri |access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref>

==Services==
[[File:Scengottai-Kollam railway line at Kuri in Kollam district, Jan 2019.jpg|right|thumb|Railway line towards [[Kollam Junction|Kollam]] at Kuri]]
[[File:Railway line towards Punalur at Kuri railway station, Jan 2019.jpg|right|thumb|Railway line towards {{stnlnk|Sengottai}} at Kuri]]
{| 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" | 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" | 56337
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|}

==See also==
{{commons category}}
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]]
* [[Paravur railway station]]
* [[Kottarakara railway station]]
* [[Punalur railway station]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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

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>Monkbot at 16:51, 22 January 2021