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The Kollam–Sengottai railway line (formerly known as Quilon–Shencottah or Quilon–Chenkotta line) is a railway line in South India which connects Kollam Junction in Kerala state and Sengottai (also spelled Shencottah, Shenkottai, Chengottai, Chenkottai, Senkottai) in Tamil Nadu.
1902 - Kollam–Sengottai Railway line works completed; 1904 - On 1 June, Kollam-Punalur line was opened [9] 1904 - On 26 November, Passenger train service started through Kollam–Sengottai Railway line; 1918 - On 4 January, The Meter gauge line till Kollam was extended up to Chala in Thiruvananthapuram [10]
The first idea of rail link from Tirunelveli to Kollam which was the trading capital of the Travancore Kingdom was conceived in 1873. The line was sanctioned by the Madras Presidency in 1899 and the survey was completed in 1900.The railway line was built jointly by South Indian railway, Travancore state and Madras Presidency.It was the ruler's desire to create a rail link between Kollam, the ...
Veli railway station (Code:VELI) is a railway stations serving the Indian city of Trivandrum, the capital of the state of Kerala. [1] It lies on the Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram rail line . Veli lake is situated near the railway station in Trivandrum district.
The Quilon-Sengottai railway line was inaugurated on 26 November 1904. The meter gauge line was later extended to Chala at Trivandrum via Paravur and Varkala and inaugurated on 4 January 1918 [13] Fund allotted for the extension of meter gauge railway line from Quilon to Ernakulam via Kottayam on 1952 and is inaugurated on 6 January 1958.
The Aryankavu–Puliyara (Kottavasal) tunnel, also known as the "Aryankavu tunnel", is a colonial-era railway tunnel located in the southern Western Ghats on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border in India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This 891.70 meter long tunnel is a section of the Kollam-Sengottai railway line , which was the first line in the former Travancore ...
Kilikollur railway station (station code:KLQ) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone, serving the city of Kollam. [1] The station is located on Kollam–Punalur section in Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala .
Eravipuram railway station or Iravipuram railway station (Code:IRP) is one among the 4 railway stations serving the Indian city of Kollam, Kerala. Eravipuram railway station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. [1] [2] It is a 'F-Class' halt railway station. The annual passenger ...