Mavelikara railway station

Mavelikara railway station (Code: MVLK) is a railway station (NSG 5 Category) in Alappuzha district, Kerala and falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways. The station is served by several long-distance trains connecting most major cities in the country like Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Madurai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Madgaon, Nagpur, Nagercoil, Pune, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Guwahati, Mumbai and New Delhi.

This article is about the railway station. For the town, see Mavelikara.

Mavelikara
Express train, Passenger train & Commuter rail station
Mavelikara railway station
LocationMavelikkara, Alappuzha, Kerala
India
Coordinates8.9603°N 76.6781°E / 8.9603; 76.6781
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
Platforms4
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMVLK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
Fare zoneIndian Railways
ClassificationNSG-5
History
Opened1958 (1958)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Passengers
2,186 per day[1]
Annual Passengers – 7,97,747 (2018–19)
Route map
km
to Aluva
3
 Ernakulam D Cabin
0
 Ernakulam Junction
10
 Tripunithura
 to Alappuzha
14
 Chottanikkara Road
17
 Mulanturutti
22
 Kanjiramittam
29
 Piravam Road
35
 Vaikom Road
38
 Kaduturutti Halt
42
 Kuruppanthara
49
 Ettumanur
56
 Kumaranallur
60
 Kottayam
67
 Chingavanam
78
 Changanasseri
86
 Tiruvalla
95
 Chengannur
101
 Cheriyanad
107
 Mavelikara
 to Alappuzha
115
 Kayamkulam Junction
121
 Ochira
129
 Karunagappalli
136
 Sasthamkotta
139
 Munroturuttu
147
 Perinad
 to Punalur
 Kallumthazham Overpass
 Chemmanmukku Overpass
156
 Kollam Junction
to Thiruvananthapuram Central
Location
Mavelikara
Location within India
Mavelikara
Mavelikara (Kerala)

History

Mavelikara rail link came into existence in 1958 when Ernakulam–Kottayam metre-gauge railway line was extended to Kollam Junction. The railway line between Trivandrum Central and Ernakulam Junction via Kottayam was converted to broad gauge in 1976.

Significance

Mavelikara railway station is the nearest rail station to pilgrimage places like Pandalam, Chettikulangara Devi Temple and Kandiyoor Sree Mahadeva Temple.

See also

References
  1. "Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2018-19 - Thiruvananthapuram Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 June 2019.


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