Kuri railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Kerala, India}}

{{About|the railway station|the town|Thalavoor|the nearest rail head|Kollam Junction railway station}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Kuri
Kura

| type = Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station

| style = Indian Railways

| image = Kuri railway station, Jan 2019.jpg

| image_caption = Station name board and platform of Kuri railway station

| address = Mylom–Kura road, Thalavoor, Kollam, Kerala

| country = India

| coordinates = {{Coord|9.034583|76.817160|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}

| map_type = India#India Kerala

| elevation =

| line = Kollam–Sengottai branch line

| other =

| structure = At–grade

| platform = 1

| tracks = 1

| parking =

| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1904}}

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = Yes

| accessible =

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = KIF

| zone = Southern Railway zone

| division = {{rwd|Madurai}}

}}

| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = Southern Railway zone

| status = Functioning

| former =

| zone = Indian Railways

| passengers =

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| pass_percent =

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| map_locator =

| route_map = {{Kollam–Sengottai branch line}}

| map_state = collapsed

}}

Kuri railway station or Kura railway station (Code: KIF) is an 'HG 2' category halt railway station, situated at the Kollam–Sengottai branch line of Southern Railway, India.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/more-halts-for-guruvayurpunalur-trains/article5525189.ece |title=More halts for Guruvayur–Punalur trains|work=The Hindu |access-date=5 January 2015}} The station is situated between Avaneeswaram and {{stnlnk|Kottarakara}} railway stations in Kollam district, Kerala. The station is coming under Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/kuri-kif/9948 |title=Kuri H.|publisher=India Rail Info |access-date=5 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/kuri-kuri/8485 |title=Kura railway station|publisher=India Rail Info |access-date=5 January 2015}} The nearest major railhead of Kuri railway station is Kollam Junction railway station.

Significance

Kuri is one of the most neglected railway stations in India.{{cite web|url=http://www.cleartrip.com/trains/stations/KIF |title=Kuri Train Station – Cleartrip |access-date=5 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/kuri-kif-railway-station.html |title=Kuri|work=Make My Trip |access-date=5 January 2015}} Even railway authorities are forgetting sometimes to include this station in railway news and websites. This is the nearest railway station to Thalavoor Devi temple. Rural areas like Thalavoor, Mylom, Kura, Kulamudi, Alakuzhy, Thamarakudy in Pathanapuram/Kottarakara taluks are depending on this railway station.{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/search/thalavoor+temple/@9.0454004,76.8061604,15z |title=Google Maps – Kuri |access-date=5 January 2015}}

Services

File:Scengottai-Kollam railway line at Kuri in Kollam district, Jan 2019.jpg at Kuri]]

File:Railway line towards Punalur at Kuri railway station, Jan 2019.jpg

class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Train Number

!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Source

!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Destination

!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Name/Type

valign="center" | 56332

| valign="center" | Kollam Junction

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}

| valign="center" | Passenger

valign="center" | 56331

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}

| valign="center" | Kollam Junction

| valign="center" | Passenger

valign="center" | 56334

| valign="center" | Kollam Junction

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}

| valign="center" | Passenger

valign="center" | 56700

| valign="center" | Madurai

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}

| valign="center" | Passenger

valign="center" | 56333

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}

| valign="center" | Kollam Junction

| valign="center" | Passenger

valign="center" | 56336

| valign="center" | Kollam Junction

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}

| valign="center" | Passenger

valign="center" | 56365

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Guruvayur}}

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}

| valign="center" | Fast Passenger

valign="center" | 56335

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}

| valign="center" | Kollam Junction

| valign="center" | Passenger

valign="center" | 56701

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}

| valign="center" | Madurai

| valign="center" | Passenger

valign="center" | 56366

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Guruvayur}}

| valign="center" | Fast Passenger

valign="center" | 56338

| valign="center" | Kollam Junction

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}

| valign="center" | Passenger

valign="center" | 56337

| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}

| valign="center" | Kollam Junction

| valign="center" | Passenger

See also

References

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{{Railway stations in Kerala |state=expanded}}

{{Railways in Southern India}}

Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1904

Kuri

Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division

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