New Aryankavu railway station

New Aryankavu (Code: AYVN) is a new railway station opened on Kollam–Sengottai railway line connecting Kollam district in Kerala with Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu, during the year 2018.[1] The station is also known as Palaruvi railway station as the station lies very close to the famous Palaruvi Falls in Kollam district.[2]

New Aryankavu
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Location	Palaruvi, Kollam, Kerala India
Coordinates	8.955218°N 77.134725°E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	AYVN
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	2018
Electrified	No
Route map km to Trivandrum Central 0 Kollam Junction to Kayamkulam Junction TVC MDU limits 6 Kilikollur 8 Chandanattop Halt 13 Kundara 15 Kundara East 19 Ezhukone 25 Kottarakara 30 Kuri 37 Auvaneeswarem 45 Punalur Kallada River 55 Edamann 77 Ottakkal 66 Thenmala 13 arch bridge Achankoil River 70 Kazhuthurutty 77 Edapalayam 75 New Aryankavu 79 Aryankavu Kerala Tamil Nadu 87 Bhagavathipuram 93 Sengottai 102 Tenkasi Junction to Virudhunagar Junction to Tirunelveli Junction
Location
New Aryankavu Location within India New Aryankavu New Aryankavu (Kerala)

Relevance

The idea to build a new crossing station between Thenmala and Aryankavu on Kollam–Sengottai railway line was came up in the year 2013[3] 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.[4] 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[5]

See also

• Kollam Junction
• Aryankavu
• Thenmala
• Punalur

References

1. "Cross-border trains to Tamil Nadu likely to chug off from May". Deccan Chronicle. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
2. "New rail station likely to be named 'Palaruvi'". The Hindu. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
3. "New Aryankavu railway station (AYVN)". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
4. "Trial run held from New Aryankavu to Edamon". The Hindu. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
5. "Gauge conversion project faces hurdles in Aryankavu". The Hindu. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2018.