Edamann railway station

Railway station in Kerala, India

9°00′26″N 76°58′57″E / 9.0071°N 76.9825°E / 9.0071; 76.9825Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zoneLine(s)Kollam–Sengottai branch linePlatforms2Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt–gradeParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeEDN Zone(s) Southern Railway zone Division(s) MaduraiFare zoneIndian RailwaysHistoryOpened1904; 120 years ago (1904)Closed2007Rebuilt2017ElectrifiedYesPassengers2022–237 per day
2,628 per year
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Kollam–Sengottai
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Kollam Junction Bus interchangeParking
Chemmamukku overpass
Kollam Bypass
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Kilikollur
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Chittumala Road
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Kundara East
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Ezhukone
Nedumankavu Road
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Kottarakara
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Kuri
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Auvaneeswarem
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Edamann
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Kazhuthurutty
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Edamann is located in India
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Edamann is located in Kerala
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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]

The station was remaining unused till 2017 mid due to gauge conversion works between Punalur and Edamon, announced by Indian Railways on 2012–13 budget.[6][7]

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was 79,675 (US$950) and daily earnings was 218 (US$2.60). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 2,628 and daily count was 7. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 28.[2]

See also

  • flagIndia portal

References

  1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Trial runs on Shenkottai route in December". Mathrubhumi. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Edaman-Punalur trial run a success, covers 8 kms [sic] in 12 minutes". Mathrubhumi. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. ^ "New Gauge Conversion Projects Sanctioned in 2012-13". Press Information Bureau – Government of India. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Trivedi announces number of gauge conversion projects". Wed India 123. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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