Karunagappalli railway station (Code:KPY) or Karunagappally railway station is a railway station in the Indian municipal town of Karunagappalli in Kollam district, Kerala.[1] Karunagappalli railway station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways.[2] Karunagappally KSRTC Bus Station is only 2 km away from the station. It is one among the railway stations in Kerala collecting crores of rupees through passenger tickets every year (NSG 5 Category station). Karunagappalli is the nearest railway station to Amritapuri. Free WiFi of railway is available here. Karunagappalli is connected to various cities in India like Kollam, Trivandrum, Kochi, Calicut, Palakkad, Thrissur, Punalur, Bengaluru, Udupi, Mumbai, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Vishakapatnam, Mangalore, Pune, Salem, Coimbatore, Trichy, Tirunelveli, Hyderabad etc. through Indian Railways.[3] In 2019, the rail wi-fi broad-band connection has been introduced in Karunagappalli station.
Tourist attractions
The main tourist attraction is the house boat facility in Alumkadavu which is close (only 3 km) to Karunagappally town.[4] Sree Narayana Trophy boat race, an annual boat race is organised in the Kannety (Pallickal) River, Karunagappally, during the season of Onam Festival. The famous Chinese fishing nets can be found on the banks of the lagoon. The Amritapuri ashram is also situated in Vallikavu, which is 8 km from karunagappally. Other tourist attractions are Alumkadavu Backwater, Oachira Temple, Pandarathuruth Church, Sheik Masjid Mosque, Padanayarkulangara Mahadeva Temple, Thazhava, Sasthamkotta Lake etc.
Recently, Azheekal Beach is gaining popularity as a local tourist attraction and boating (houseboat and speedboat) available in Kannetty Kayal (lake) in Karunagappally.
Thodiyoor is the nearest village in the railway station. In here so many lakes, rivers and shrubs. Odayilmukk, Veluthamanal, Edakulangara, Theepatti Mukk are the nearest places.
Services
- Express trains having halt at the station.
- Passenger trains having halt at the station
| No. | Train no | Origin | Destination | Train name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 66311/66312 | Template:Stnlnk | Template:Stnlnk | MEMU |
| 2. | 56391/56392 | Template:Stnlnk | Ernakulam | Passenger |
| 3. | 56305 | Template:Stnlnk | Template:Stnlnk | Passenger |
| 4. | 56304 | Template:Stnlnk | Template:Stnlnk | Passenger |
| 5. | 66300/66301 | Template:Stnlnk | Ernakulam | MEMU |
| 6. | 66307/66308 | Ernakulam | Template:Stnlnk | MEMU |
| 7. | 66309/66310 | Template:Stnlnk | Template:Stnlnk | MEMU |
| 8. | 66317/66318 | Template:Stnlnk | Template:Stnlnk | MEMU |
| 9. | 66302/66303 | Template:Stnlnk | Ernakulam | MEMU |
Facilities
- Computerised reservation ticket center
- Computerised unreserved ticket center
- Automatic ticket vending machine
- Rail-wire Wi-Fi
- Upper Class passenger waiting room
- ATM counter SBI
- Foot overbridge
- Public addressing system
- Catering stalls
- Auto stand (24x7)
- Prepaid parking space
- Coach indication board
- Wheelchairs
- Water cooler
See also
- Kollam Junction railway station
- Paravur railway station
- Punalur railway station
- Kottarakara railway station
- Eravipuram railway station
- Annual passenger earnings details of railway stations in Kerala
References
- ↑ Train Timings-Karunagappalli Railway Station
- ↑ Claims of Low Rail Revenue Proved Wrong
- ↑ Karunagappalli Railway Station - Indiarailinfo.com
- ↑ [1] Karunagappally Tourism at a glance.
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