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The Tirur railway station, opened in 1861, is the oldest railway station in Kerala. 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.
The Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line is a railway line which runs through the districts of Ernakulam, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha in Kerala state of India. . This railway line starts as a branch line from Ernakulam Town railway station towards Kottayam and joins with the Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line route via Alappuzha at Kayamkulam Junct
It is the second Vande Bharat Express in Kerala as well as India's first saffron coloured semi-high speed train (replaced with White Blue Vandebharat rake of the pairing train after extension to Mangalore Central). The first Vande Bharat train in Kerala started its service between Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram via Kottayam route in April 2023.
T. Tatanagar–Alappuzha Express; Tea Garden Express; Silver Line (K-Rail) Ernakulam–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express; Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (Via Alappuzha)
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 current Chennai-Mangalore railway line was later formed as an extension of the Beypore - Podanur line thus constructed. [6] The Shoranur Junction Railway Station became operational with the opening of Pattambi–Podanur line on 14 April 1862. [8] The importance of the station increased with the opening of the Shoranur–Eranakulam line in 1902.
Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line is a railway line which runs along the coastal areas of Alappuzha, Ernakulam districts in Kerala state of India. The coastal railway line starts as a branch line from Ernakulam Junction railway station towards Alappuzha and joins with the route via Kottayam ( Ernakulam-Kottayam-Kayamkulam line) at Kayamkulam Junction.
Kottayam railway station is the nearest railway station which caters to famous tourist destinations like Kumarakom. Kottayam railway station is also used by pilgrims going to Sabarimala temple though Chengannur is the hub of Sabarimala. [5] During Sabarimala pilgrim (Mandala) season, state transport bus operates from this station.