New Aryankavu railway station

This article is about the railway station. For the century-old station with similar name, see Aryankavu railway station.

New Aryankavu
Regional rail, light rail & commuter rail station
Name board at New Aryankavu
General information
LocationPalaruvi, Kollam, Kerala
India
Coordinates8°57′19″N 77°08′05″E / 8.9552°N 77.1347°E / 8.9552; 77.1347
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeAYVN
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened2018; 6 years ago (2018)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2022–23530 per year
1 per day
Location
New Aryankavu is located in Kerala
New Aryankavu
New Aryankavu
Location in Kerala
New Aryankavu is located in India
New Aryankavu
New Aryankavu
Location in India

New Aryankavu (station code:AYVN) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves New Aryankavu, located in Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala.[2][3]

Relevance

The idea to build a new crossing station between Thenmala and Aryankavu on Kollam–Sengottai railway line came up in the year 2013[4] when the expert team found that the 114 years old Aryankavu has a gradient of only 1 in 260 suitable to accommodate meter gauge trains.[5] So the team identified a suitable site for a new railway station with the gradient of 1 in 400 that can accommodate a broad-gauge yard in future. Around 330 trees were cut down to build the New Aryankavu railway station[6]

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹22,360 (US$270) and daily earnings was ₹61 (73¢ US). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 530 and daily count was 1. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 19.[2]

See also

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. 22. 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. ^ "New Aryankavu railway station (AYVN)". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Trial run held from New Aryankavu to Edamon". The Hindu. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Gauge conversion project faces hurdles in Aryankavu". The Hindu. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2018.


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