Karunagappalli railway station (Code:KPY) or Karunagappally railway station is a railway station in the Indian municipal town of
Karunagappalli
Karunagappally is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is 24 km north of Kollam and south of Alappuzha. Karunagappally taluk consists of Alappad, Ochira, Adinad, Karunagappally, Thazhava, Pavumba, Thodiyoor, Kallali ...
in
Kollam district
Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an in ...
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Kerala
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. Karunagappalli railway station falls under the
Thiruvananthapuram railway division
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of the
Southern Railway zone of
Indian Railways
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. Karunagappally KSRTC Bus Station is only 2 km away from the station. It is one among the railway stations in Kerala collecting crores of rupees through passenger tickets every year (''NSG 5 Category station''). Karunagappalli is the nearest railway station to
Amritapuri
Amritapuri, originally Parayakadavu, is the main Ashram of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, the spiritual master, also called "the hugging saint" or Amma, which means 'mother' in many South Indian languages. This place is also the international headq ...
. Free WiFi of railway is available here. Karunagappalli is connected to various cities in India like
Kollam
Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...
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Trivandrum
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Kochi
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Calicut
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Palakkad
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Thrissur
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Punalur
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Bengaluru
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Udupi
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Mumbai
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Madurai
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Kanyakumari
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Vishakapatnam
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Mangalore
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Pune
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Salem,
Coimbatore
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Trichy
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Tirunelveli
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Hyderabad
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etc. through Indian Railways. In 2019, the rail wi-fi broad-band connection has been introduced in Karunagappalli station.
Tourist attractions
The main tourist attraction is the house boat facility in Alumkadavu which is close (only 3 km) to Karunagappally town.
Karunagappally Tourism at a glance. Sree Narayana Trophy boat race, an annual boat race is organised in the Kannety (Pallickal) River, Karunagappally, during the season of Onam, Onam Festival. The famous Chinese fishing nets
Chinese fishing nets (''Cheena vala'' in India or ''tangkul'' in Indonesia) are a type of stationary lift net in India and Indonesia. They are fishing nets that are fixed land installations for fishing. While commonly known as "Chinese fishing ...
can be found on the banks of the lagoon. The Amritapuri
Amritapuri, originally Parayakadavu, is the main Ashram of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, the spiritual master, also called "the hugging saint" or Amma, which means 'mother' in many South Indian languages. This place is also the international headq ...
ashram is also situated in Vallikavu
Vallikavu is a small village in Kollam District of Kerala. Vallikavu is chiefly inhabited by farmers, fishermen and other sections of the society. Fishermen here were traditional Canoe builders and are skilled at making Changadam Vallam (the p ...
, which is 8 km from karunagappally. Other tourist attractions are Alumkadavu
Alumkadavu is a village in Karunagapally of the Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala. The village is located on the backwaters of Ashtamudi Lake. It is known to be an originator for the construction of Kettuvallam
Kettuvallam is ...
Backwater, Oachira Temple, Pandarathuruth Church, Sheik Masjid Mosque, Padanayarkulangara Mahadeva Temple, Thazhava, Sasthamkotta Lake etc.
Recently, Azheekal Beach is gaining popularity as a local tourist attraction and boating (houseboat and speedboat) available in Kannetty Kayal (lake) in Karunagappally.
Thodiyoor
Thodiyoor is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.
Demographics- Census 2011 Data
India census, Thodiyoor had a population of 23123 with 11244 males and 11879 females
Female (symbol: ♀) is the sex of an orga ...
is the nearest village in the railway station. In here so many lakes, rivers and shrubs. Odayilmukk, Veluthamanal, Edakulangara, Theepatti Mukk are the nearest places.
Services
;Express trains having halt at the station.
;Passenger trains having halt at the station
Facilities
*Computerised reservation ticket center
*Computerised unreserved ticket center
*Automatic ticket vending machine
*Rail-wire Wi-Fi
*Upper Class passenger waiting room
*ATM counter SBI
*Foot overbridge
*Public addressing system
*Catering stalls
*Auto stand (24x7)
*Prepaid parking space
*Coach indication board
*Wheelchairs
*Water cooler
See also
* Kollam Junction railway station
Kollam Junction railway station (station code: QLN) is a junction station situated in the city of Kollam in Kerala, India. It is the second largest railway station in Kerala in terms of area and largest in terms of number of tracks and one of t ...
* Paravur railway station
Paravur railway station (Code:PVU) is a railway station in the Indian municipal town of Paravur in Kollam district, Kerala. Paravur railway station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian R ...
* Punalur railway station
Punalur railway station is the second-largest Railway Station In Kollam District located at Nedumkayam, Punalur on the Kollam–Sengottai branch line.
It is the Gateway of Sabarimala. For Sabarimala devotees from Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Telangana ...
* Kottarakara railway station
Kottarakara railway station (Code: KKZ) is a railway station in the Indian town of Kottarakkara in Kollam district, Kerala. Kottarakara railway station falls under the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. I ...
* Eravipuram railway station
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References
Karunagappalli
Karunagappally is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is 24 km north of Kollam and south of Alappuzha. Karunagappally taluk consists of Alappad, Ochira, Adinad, Karunagappally, Thazhava, Pavumba, Thodiyoor, Kallali ...
Thiruvananthapuram railway division
Railway stations opened in 1958
1958 establishments in Kerala
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