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Edamann railway station

Coordinates: 9°00′26″N 76°58′57″E / 9.0071°N 76.9825°E / 9.0071; 76.9825
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Edamann
Regional rail, light rail & commuter rail station
General information
LocationEdamon, Kollam,, Kerala
India
Coordinates9°00′26″N 76°58′57″E / 9.0071°N 76.9825°E / 9.0071; 76.9825
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeEDN
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1904; 120 years ago (1904)
Closed2007
Rebuilt2017
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2022–237 per day
2,628 per year
Location
Edamann is located in India
Edamann
Edamann
Location within India
Edamann is located in Kerala
Edamann
Edamann
Edamann (Kerala)

Edamann railway station (station code:EDN) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves Edamann, located on Kollam–Sengottai branch line in Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala.[2][3][4][5]

The station was remaining unused till 2017 mid due to gauge conversion works between Punalur and Edamon, announced by Indian Railways on 2012–13 budget.[6][7]

Performance and earnings

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For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was 79,675 (US$950) and daily earnings was 218 (US$2.60). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 2,628 and daily count was 7. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 28.[2]

See also

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References

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  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. 20. 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. ^ "Trial runs on Shenkottai route in December". Mathrubhumi. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Edaman-Punalur trial run a success, covers 8 kms [sic] in 12 minutes". Mathrubhumi. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. ^ "New Gauge Conversion Projects Sanctioned in 2012-13". Press Information Bureau – Government of India. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Trivedi announces number of gauge conversion projects". Wed India 123. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2017.