Munroturuttu railway station or Mundrothuruthu railway station (Code:MQO) is an 'HG 2 Category' halt railway station, situated between and railway stations of Kollam district in Kerala state, India. The station is coming under the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways.Munroturuttu Railway Station The nearest major rail head of Munrothuruthu railway station is Kollam Junction railway station.
Location Munroe Island (also called as Mundrothuruthu) is an island located at the union of Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada River. It was one of the old settlements of Dutch who had arrived at Kerala. This place is named as an honor to Colonel John Munro, who was the divan or the prime minister of the former Princely State of Travancore.Monsoon sojourn - The Hindu Mundrothuruthu is a tourism spot situated at the outskirts of Kollam city, about 25 km away from the city proper.Tour in kerala - Kollam This backwater marvel is attracting a huge number of tourists every day.The emerald isle - The Hindu The Kayal(Lake) Pradakshina Cruise operated by local boat owner are available here in Mundrothuruthu. Narrow waterways, canals, lagoons, and the islands of Pathupara are the other attractions of the Munroe Island. There are a number of coconut farms on either side of the waterways.Munroe Island - Keralapedia
Services Mundrothuruthu is well connected with various cities in India like Kollam, Trivandrum, Kochi, Thrissur, Kottayam, Alappuzha through Indian Railways.Perinad Railway Station - Indiarailinfo.com
Trains having halt at the station.
No. Train no Origin Destination Train name1.16341/16342Thiruvananthapuram CentralIntercity Express2.56300/56301Passenger3.56391/56392ErnakulamPassenger4.56305Passenger5.56304Passenger6.66300/66301ErnakulamMEMU7.66307/66308ErnakulamMEMU8.56393/56394Passenger9.66302/66303ErnakulamMEMU10.56365/56366Fast Passenger
See also Munroe Island Kollam Junction railway station Karunagappalli railway station Paravur railway station Perinad railway station Sasthamkotta railway station
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