New Aryankavu railway station explained

New Aryankavu
Type:Regional rail, light rail & commuter rail station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Palaruvi, Kollam, Kerala
Country:India
Coordinates:8.9552°N 77.1347°W
Map Type:India Kerala#India
Line:Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Structure:At–grade
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Parking:Available
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Southern Railway zone
Status:Functioning
Zone:Indian Railways
Passengers:530 per year
1 per day
Pass Year:2022–23
Map State:collapsed

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 and on Kollam–Sengottai railway line came up in the year 2013[4] when the expert team found that the 114 years old 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 and daily earnings was . 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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 29 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 22 . 1 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23 . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 6 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240405104303/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1707457097521-Originating%202022-23.pdf . 5 April 2024 . 1.
  3. Web site: Madurai Division System Map. Southern Railway. 14 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160108192724/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1381729275720-Wttmdu.31.12.pdf. 8 January 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: New Aryankavu railway station (AYVN) . India Rail Info . 9 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Trial run held from New Aryankavu to Edamon . The Hindu. 10 October 2017 . 9 April 2018.
  6. Web site: Gauge conversion project faces hurdles in Aryankavu . The Hindu. 30 September 2013 . 9 April 2018.