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Kuri railway station

Kuri
Kura
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Location Mylom-Kura road, Thalavoor, Kollam, Kerala
India
Coordinates 9°02′04″N 76°49′02″E / 9.034583°N 76.817160°E / 9.034583; 76.817160Coordinates: 9°02′04″N 76°49′02″E / 9.034583°N 76.817160°E / 9.034583; 76.817160
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At–grade
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code KIF
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai railway division
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened 1904; 113 years ago (1904)
Electrified No

Kuri railway station or Kura railway station (Code:KIF) is an 'F-Class' halt railway station, situated at the Kollam–Sengottai branch line of Southern Railway, India. The station is situated between Avaneeswaram and Kottarakara railway stations in Kollam district, Kerala. The station is coming under Madurai railway division of Southern Railway Zone. The nearest major rail head of Kuri railway station is Kollam Junction railway station.

Kuri is one of the most neglected railway stations in India. 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.


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