Paravur railway station

Paravur railway station (station code: PVU) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station in the Indian municipal town of Paravur in Kollam district, Kerala.Aquaserenne to Paravur Railway Station Paravur railway station was formerly a D-class railway station.

The annual passenger earnings of Paravur railway station during 2023–2024 is Rs. 2,12,46,999 and it is fifth in position from Kollam district among the stations collecting more than Rs.1,00,00,000 through passenger tickets.

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. 34 trains halt at Paravur, out of which 32 are daily services.Paravur Railway Station - Indiarailinfo.com 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.

History 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.

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

Location Surrounding transport hubs:

Nearest bus stand: Paravur Municipal Bus Stand (800m) Nearest major rail head: Kollam Junction Nearest airport: Trivandrum International Airport (67 km)

Significance 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 College in Parippally, 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.

Annual passenger earnings and footfall Year Collection Change in revenue Difference in %2010–2011Rs. 88,68,063NANA2011–2012Rs. 99,96,975Rs. 11,28,912 12.73%2012–2013Rs. 1,40,68,292Southern Railway - Annual Passenger Earnings details of Paravur Railway StationRs. 40,71,317 40.70%2013–2014Rs. 1,87,22,851Rs. 46,54,559 33.08%2014–2015Rs. 1,41,27,000NANA2015–2016Rs. 1,49,83,957NA 5.72%2016–2017Rs. 1,47,90,285NA -1.29%2017–2018Rs. 1,47,35,937Rs. 54,348 -0.36%2018–2019Rs. 1,47,75,303Rs. 39,366 0.26%2019–2020Rs. 1,51,77,306Rs. 4,02,003 2.72%2020–2021Rs. 22,76,779Rs. 1,29,00,527 -84.99%2021–2022Rs. 84,27,747Rs. 61,50,968 72.98%2022–2023Rs. 1,70,45,337Rs. 86,17,590 50.56%2023–2024Rs. 2,12,46,999Rs. 42,01,662 24.64%2024–2025NANANA2025–2026Rs. 2,77,24,219NA

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.Southern Railway - Railway neglects Paravur Railway Station

Service

Express Trains

Some of the major trains having halt at the station.

Train no Origin Destination Train name20635/20636Anantapuri Superfast Express16603/16604Thiruvananthapuram CentralMangalore CentralMaveli Express16127/16128Chennai EgmoreChennai Egmore–Guruvayur Express16341/16342Thiruvananthapuram CentralGuruvayur–Thiruvananthapuram Intercity Express16649/16650Mangalore CentralParasuram Express16381/16382Kanyakumari–Mumbai Express16525/16526Island Express16347/16348Thiruvananthapuram CentralMangalore CentralThiruvananthapuram Central–Mangalore Central Express16303/16304Thiruvananthapuram CentralVanchinad Express16301/16302Thiruvananthapuram CentralVenad Express16629/16630Thiruvananthapuram CentralMangalore CentralMalabar Express16729/16730Madurai JunctionPunalurMadurai-Punalur Express16366Nagercoil JunctionKottayamNagercoil-Kottayam Express

Passenger trains Train number Source Destination Name/Type 56303 Thiruvananthapuram Central Passenger 56705 Passenger 56102 Nagercoil Junction Passenger 66306 MEMU 56101 Nagercoil Junction Passenger 56307 Thiruvananthapuram Central Passenger 56706 Passenger 56304 Thiruvananthapuram Central Passenger 66305 MEMU

Paravur railway station is an 'Adarsh Railway Station'.Zone-wise list of 976 stations identified for development as "Adarsh Stations" However, stoppage of Ernad Express, Netravati Express, Amritha Express trains have been a long-standing demand of Paravur people. Two more Kollam– MEMU services and a Punalur–Kanyakumari Passenger are expected to start service soon with halts at Paravur.Kerala gets a raw deal in interim rail budget

See also

Paravur

Thiruvananthapuram railway division

References