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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.
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 first railway service in Kerala was on 1861 March 12 and it serviced from Beypore to Tirur for 30.5 km. First Railway service in erstwhile Travancore was started on 1904 November 26. It was Sengottai - Punalur Metre-gauge railway. Shoranur Junction(SRR) is the largest railway station in the state. [3]
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.
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 ...
Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram railway line Paravur railway station Varkala railway station Five stations were prominent lying in between Kollam & Thiruvananthapuram posted well above ₹ 1 crore (equivalent to ₹ 1.7 crore or US$200,000 in 2023) in annual passenger ticket revenue during the fiscal year 2012-13 and most of their revenue increased ...
Edamann railway station (station code:EDN) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [1] It serves Edamann, located on Kollam–Sengottai branch line in Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala. [2] [3] [4] [5]