Maritime History
The Ernakulam–Kollam line (via Kottayam and Kayamkulam) is a railway line which runs through the districts of Ernakulam, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kollam in Kerala state of India. This railway line starts as a branch line from Ernakulam Town railway station towards Kottayam and joins with the Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line route via Alappuzha at Kayamkulam Junction and leads to Kollam Junction. This line comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. The line has a total distance of 156 km (97 mi). The Ernakulam Town/Ernakulam Junction - Kottayam section opened in 1956-57 and Kottayam - Kollam section in 1957-1958.
Convoy PQ 4.
Lisbon.
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