Kollam railway station.
It is also the second busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of trains handled per day. World’s third longest railway platform is situated at Kollam railway station. Kollam Junction lies on Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line.
Kollam Junction railway station.
| Kollam Junction | |
|---|---|
| Rank | 4 (in Kerala) 3 (in Trivandrum division) |
| Services |
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Which is biggest railway station in Kerala?
Shoranur Junction
Tirur railway station, opened in 1861, is oldest railway station in Kerala and Shoranur Junction (SRR) is the largest railway station in the state.
Important stations.
| Railway station | Station code | District |
|---|---|---|
| Ernakulam Junction (South) | ERS | Ernakulam |
| Kozhikode | CLT | Kozhikode |
| Kollam Junction | QLN | Kollam |
| Thrissur | TCR | Thrissur |
Which is the longest platform of India?
Gorakhpur Junction railway station
Gorakhpur Junction railway station (station code:GKP) is located in the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has the world’s longest railway platform.
Gorakhpur Junction railway station.
| Gorakhpur Junction | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 84 metres (276 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | North Eastern Railway |
Which is the longest railway platform?
The world’s longest station platform is at Gorakhpur Junction in India at 1,355.40 metres (4,446.9 ft).
Which is the 2nd longest railway platform in India?
Kollam Junction Railway Station
2nd Longest Platform In India – Kollam Junction Railway Station.
Which is the smallest railway station in Kerala?
Palakkad Town railway station
It serves as the major railway hub for the city of Palakkad in Kerala while the secondary hub being the smaller Palakkad Town railway station which is situated within the city.
Palakkad Junction railway station.
| Palakkad Junction | |
|---|---|
| Operated by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Palakkad–Madurai line |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 11 |
Which is the cleanest railway station in Kerala?
Kozhikode railway station
Kozhikode railway station in Kerala has been declared the “cleanest” in the country by railway commuters while the Hazrat Nizamuddin station in Delhi is at the lowest rung, said a survey by an app-based travel portal on Tuesday.
Which is the smallest platform in India?
Ib is a railway station in the Indian state of Odisha. It has the distinction of having the shortest name of all stations on the Indian Railways system.
Ib railway station.
| Ib | |
|---|---|
| Line(s) | Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
| Construction |
Which is the world’s largest railway station?
Nagoya Station, Nagoya, Japan
Japan’s Nagoya Station is the world’s largest station in terms of floor area, which according to some sources stands at an astonishing 446,000m². It is the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), which has two towers that run atop of the station.
Which is largest railway junction in India?
Mathura junction
Mathura junction is the largest railway junction in India, with as many as 7 routes emerging from this station. Mathura junction also has 10 platforms, with connectivity to all major cities of India.
Which is the second longest railway platform in the world?
Kollam Junction Platform
It has the world’s second longest railway platform at 3,873 feet and is one of the oldest railway stations in India.
Which station has most platforms in India?
Here is a list of Railway stations of India with highest number of platforms.
- Howrah Junction – 23 Platforms.
- Sealdah Railway Station – 20 Platforms.
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus – 18 Platforms.
- New Delhi Railway Station – 16 Platforms.
- Chennai Central – 15 Platforms.
Which is the fourth longest railway station in India?
Bilaspur Railway Station
Bilaspur Railway Station, Chhattisgarh
Railway Station of Bilaspur has the fourth longest railway platform in India and fifth in the world with total length of 802 m (2,631 ft). It is headquarters of South East Central Railway in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Which district have more number of railway station in Kerala?
Answer: Kollam has the highest number(23) of railway stations in Kaerala.
Which is the first railway in Kerala?
Beypore
The first railway line in Kerala was commissioned on 12 March 1861 from Beypore to Tirur .
Tirur railway station.
| Tirur | |
|---|---|
| Location | R.S Road Tirur, Tirur, Malappuram, Kerala India |
| Coordinates | 10.918°N 75.922°E |
| Elevation | 9 metres (30 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
Which is the beautiful railway station in Kerala?
“Look at the picturesque Nilambur-Shornaur line in Palakkad district, the most beautiful rail line in Kerala that passes through the lush green woods of the Western Ghats”, the tweet says.
Which district has no railway in Kerala?
Wayanad is also the only district in Kerala other than Idukki that is not connected via railways, so the people here have been yearning for railway connectivity.
Which is the longest train in Kerala?
Kerala Sampark Kranti Express is a train that runs between Kochuveli Railway Station in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala and Chandigarh in Punjab. The train covers a distance of 3398 km and takes 54 hr 25 minute to reach its destination.
Which is the dirty railway station in India?
India’s most dirty railway stations:
Perungalathur (Chennai) and Guindy are the two worst stations to be in India when it comes to cleanliness and hygiene. At No. 3 is Delhi Sadar Bazar station.
Which is the second railway line in Kerala?
| Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Locale | Kerala |
| Termini | Ernakulam Town Kayamkulam Junction |
| Stations | 18 |
Which is the slowest train of India?
Barkakana–Sidhwar Passenger
Currently, the shortest route of a slow passenger train in India is Barkakana–Sidhwar Passenger (numbered 53375 / 53376) with a record distance of 6 km (3.7 mi) with an average speed of 18 km/h (11 mph).
