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 and Passenger train station
Mavelikara railway station
General information
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
Platforms3
Tracks5
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 Alappuzha
0
 Ernakulam Junction
to Aluva
3
 Ernakulam D Cabin
A L Jacob overpass
Kaloor Road
Ponnurunni overpass
NH 66
Kaniyampuzha River
Eroor overpass
NH 85
10
 Tripunithura
Hill Palace Road
14
 Chottanikkara Road
Arakunnam overpass
17
 Mulanturutti
Mulanturutti Block Road
22
 Kanjiramittam
Muvattupuzha River
29
 Piravam Road
SH 40
35
 Vaikom Road
SH 15
Chullithodu
Valiyathodu River
38
 Kaduturutti Halt
Malliyoor Bypass
North overpass
42
 Kuruppanthara
Malliyoor Bypass
South overpass
49
 Ettumanur
Ettumanur overpass
SH 32
Meenachil River
Kumaranalloor overpass
56
 Kumaranallur
Meenachil River
SH 1
60
 Kottayam
overpass
Mother Teresa Road
NH 183
Kodoor River
Puthupally Road
Sree Durga Temple Road
67
 Chingavanam
Paruthumpara Road
overpass
Chethipuzha Kurichy Road
Kurichy overpass
Plamoodu overpass
Vazhoor Road
78
 Changanasseri
Kaviyoor Road
Kuttapuzha Road
86
 Tiruvalla
SH 7
Manimala River
Varattar River
overpass
Pamba River
NH 183
95
 Chengannur
SH 10
SH 10
101
 Cheriyanad
Achankovil River
SH 10
Kallumala overpass
Kattanam Road
107
 Mavelikara
Pullamplavil underpass
Mavellikara - Kayamkulam Road
to Alappuzha
115
 Kayamkulam Junction
SH 5
121
 Ochira
Chakkuvally Road
129
 Karunagappalli
Kottarakkara Road
Thodiyur overpass
Pallikkal River
136
 Sasthamkotta
NH 183A
Kanatharkunnam overpass
Kallada River
139
 Munroturuttu
Pezhumthuruthu
Perumon Lake
Perumon overpass
147
 Perinad
NH 183
NH 744
to Punalur
Kollam Bypass
Kallumthazham overpass
Chemmamukku 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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