Kuri railway station

Kuri Kura
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Location	Mylom-Kura road, Thalavoor, Kollam, Kerala India
Coordinates	9°02′04″N 76°49′02″E / 9.034583°N 76.817160°ECoordinates: 9°02′04″N 76°49′02″E / 9.034583°N 76.817160°E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KIF
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai railway division
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1904
Electrified	No
Route map Legend km to Trivandrum Central 0 Kollam Junction to Kayamkulam Junction TVC MDU limits 6 Kilikollur 8 Chandanattop Halt 13 Kundara 15 Kundara East 19 Ezhukone 25 Kottarakara 30 Kuri 37 Auvaneeswarem 45 Punalur Kallada River 55 Edamann 63 Ottakkal 66 Thenmala 13 arch bridge Achankoil River 70 Kazhuthurutti Halt 77 Edapalayam 79 Aryankavu Kerala Tamil Nadu 87 Bhagavathipuram 93 Sengottai 102 Tenkasi Junction to Virudhunagar Junction to Tirunelveli Junction

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, India.^[1] The station is situated between Avaneeswaram and Kottarakara railway stations in Kollam district, Kerala. The station is coming under Madurai railway division of Southern Railway Zone.^[2][3] 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.^[4][5] 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.^[6]

Services

Train Number	Source	Destination	Name/Type
56332	Kollam Junction	Punalur	Passenger
56331	Punalur	Kollam Junction	Passenger
56334	Kollam Junction	Punalur	Passenger
56700	Madurai	Punalur	Passenger
56333	Punalur	Kollam Junction	Passenger
56336	Kollam Junction	Punalur	Passenger
56365	Guruvayur	Punalur	Fast Passenger
56335	Punalur	Kollam Junction	Passenger
56701	Punalur	Madurai	Passenger
56366	Punalur	Guruvayur	Fast Passenger
56338	Kollam Junction	Punalur	Passenger
56337	Punalur	Kollam Junction	Passenger

See also

• Kollam Junction railway station
• Paravur railway station
• Kottarakara railway station
• Punalur railway station

References

1. "More halts for Guruvayur-Punalur trains - The Hindu". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
2. "Kuri H. - Indiarailinfo". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
3. "Kura railway station - Indiarailinfo". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
4. "Kuri Train Station - Cleartrip". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
5. "Kuri - Makemytrip". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
6. "Google Maps - Kuri". Retrieved 5 January 2015.