Punalur railway station

Punalur
Express train, Passenger train and Commuter rail station
General information
LocationNedumkayam, Punalur, Kollam district, Kerala
India
Coordinates9°01′23″N 76°54′58″E / 9.023°N 76.916°E / 9.023; 76.916
Elevation6.74 metres (22.1 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Kollam–Sengottai chord line
Platforms2
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePUU
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
ClassificationNSG-6
History
Opened1902 (1902)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2016–171774 per day
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Auvaneeswaram
towards ?
Southern Railway zone Edamann
towards ?
Route map

Punalur railway station (station code:PUU) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves Punalur, located in Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala.

The temples related to Sabarimala like Achankovil, Aryankavu, and Kulathuppuzha are Located near Punalur. The Kollam–Shencottah railway line is the first railway line in erstwhile Travancore state and is more than a century old. The Kollam–Sengottai section is part of the Kollam–Chennai metre-gauge rail route commissioned by the British during 1904. The line which was metre gauge has been completely converted into broad gauge and train services started.