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, Vishakhapatnam, 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
LocationMavelikara, Alappuzha, Kerala
India
Coordinates8.9603°N 76.6781°E / 8.9603; 76.6781
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Ernakulam-Kottayam-Kayankulam 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
Traffic
Passengers2,186 per day[1]
Annual Passengers - 7,97,747 (2018-19)
Route map
 km
3 Ernakulam D Cabin
0 Ernakulam Junction
10 Tripunithura
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
115 Kayamkulam Junction
 121 Ochira
 129 Karunagappalli
 136 Sasthamkotta
 139 Munroturuttu
 147 Perinad
Kallumthazham Overpass
Chemmanmukku Overpass
 156 Kollam Junction
Location
Mavelikara
Location within India
Mavelikara
Mavelikara (Kerala)

History

Mavelikara rail link came into existence in 1958 when Ernakulam - Kottayam meter 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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