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Paravur railway station

Paravur
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
From top clockwise: Paravur railway station name board, north-side view of the station, Platform No.1, foot overbridge (FoB), ESIC Medical College hospital's official stoppage notification on the compound wall
General information
Location	Paravur, Kollam, Kerala India
Coordinates	8°48′55″N 76°40′08″E / 8.81515°N 76.669°E / 8.81515; 76.669
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PVU
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Fare zone	Indian Railways
Classification	NSG-5
History
Opened	1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Passengers
2018–19	2,761 (per day)[1] 1,007,717 (Annually)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Mayyanad towards ? Southern Railway zone Kollam Junction – Thiruvananthapuram Central branch line Kappil towards ?
Route map Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central trunk line Legend km toErnakulam toSengottai 0 Kollam Junction Chinnakada overpass SP Office overpass 4.6 Eravipuram 8.9 Mayyanad Paravur Lake 12.4 Paravur Paravur town overpass Edava Lake 17.0 Kappil H. 19.9 Edava 23.7 Varkala Maithanam underpass 30.1 Akathumuri 32.8 Kadakkavoor Kadakkavoor overpass 35.9 Chirayinkeezhu 40.0 Perunguzhi 43.2 Murukkampuzha 47.2 Kaniyapuram Kazhakuttam overpass 51.3 Kazhakuttam 57.5 Kochuveli Chakka overpass 62.1 Pettah Kizhakkekotta overpass 64.6 Thiruvananthapuram Central toNagercoil Junction This diagram: view talk edit

Paravur railway station (station code: PVU) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway stationinThiruvananthapuram railway divisionofSouthern Railway zone.^[2] It is a railway station in the Indian municipal town of ParavurinKollam district, Kerala.^[3] Paravur railway station was formerly a D-class railway station.^[4]

The annual passenger earnings of Paravur railway station during 2016–2017 is Rs. 1,47,90,285 and it is third in position from Kollam district among the stations collecting more than Rs.1,00,00,000 through passenger tickets.^[5]

Paravur is connected to various cities in India like Kollam, Trivandrum, Ernakulam, Calicut, Thrissur, Kannur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Mangalore, Pune, Salem, Coimbatore, Trichy and Tirunelveli through Indian Railways.^[6] Proximity of Paravur railway station to the core Paravur town and Paravur Municipal Bus Stand is making it as one of the important public transport hubs in the district and the state.

The Madras–Quilon line was extended to the capital of the Princely State of Travancore. Paravur railway station was opened on 4 January 1918 along with the inauguration of Quilon–Trivandrum Central metre-gauge line. During that time, Paravur was the most important railway station between Kollam and Trivandrum with maximum number of halts of trains. Important trains like Chennai Mail had halt at Paravur then.^[7]

The Paravur railway station has 3 platforms for handling passenger trains. The station has a single entrance near to platform 1.

Surrounding transport hubs:

• Nearest bus stand: Paravur Municipal Bus Stand (800m)
• Nearest airport: Trivandrum International Airport (67 km)

Paravur is a tourism spot with estuaries, backwaters and beaches. Estuaries in Paravur attracts a good number of people. Paravur railway station is located at Paravur town centre, which gained in significance because of proximity to famous Puttingal Temple, Kollam Government Medical CollegeinParippally, proposed Kinfra Park in Polachira, LPG filling station in Ezhippuram (Parippally) etc. It is the only railway station in the Chathannoor constituency. People from Paravur municipal region and neighbouring Poothakkulam, Chathannoor, Chirakkara, Kappil (part of Edava panchayath) and Parippally panchayats are depending on this railway station. Paravur railway station is declared as the gateway station of Government Medical College Hospital, Kollam.

Year	Collection	Change in revenue	Difference in %
2010–2011	Rs. 88,68,063	NA	NA
2011–2012	Rs. 99,96,975	Rs. 11,28,912	12.73%
2012–2013	Rs. 1,40,68,292[8]	Rs. 40,71,317	40.70%
2013–2014	Rs. 1,87,22,851[9]	Rs. 46,54,559	33.08%
2014–2015	Rs. 1,41,27,000	NA	NA
2015–2016	Rs. 1,49,83,957	NA	5.72%
2016–2017	Rs. 1,47,90,285[10]	NA	-1.29%
2017–2018	Rs. 1,47,35,937[11]	Rs. 54,348	-0.36%
2018–2019	Rs. 1,47,75,303[12]	Rs. 39,366	0.26%
2019–2020	Rs. 1,51,77,306[13]	Rs. 4,02,003	2.72%
2020–2021	Rs. 22,76,779[14]	Rs. 1,29,00,527	-84.99%
2021–2022	Rs. 84,27,747	Rs. 61,50,968	72.98%
2022–2023	Rs. 1,70,45,337[15]	Rs. 86,17,590	50.56%

During 2012–2013, Southern Railway has given halt for 3 pairs of trains at Paravur railway station. That helped to give a 40% increase in revenue of the station.^[16]

Express Trains

Some of the major trains having halt at the station.

Passenger trains

Paravur railway station is an 'Adarsh Railway Station'.^[17] However, stoppage of Ernad Express, Netravati Express, Amritha Express trains have been a long-standing demand of Paravur people. Two more Kollam–Kanyakumari MEMU services and a Punalur–Kanyakumari Passenger are expected to start service soon with halts at Paravur.^[18]

• Paravur
• Kollam Junction
• Thiruvananthapuram railway division
• Annual passenger earnings details of railway stations in Kerala

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