Mavelikara railway station

Mavelikara
മാവേലിക്കര
Express train, Passenger train & Commuter rail station
Mavelikara Railway Station
Location Mavelikara, Alappuzha, Kerala
India
Coordinates 8°57′37″N 76°40′41″E / 8.9603°N 76.6781°E / 8.9603; 76.6781Coordinates: 8°57′37″N 76°40′41″E / 8.9603°N 76.6781°E / 8.9603; 76.6781
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Ernakulam-Kottayam-Kayankulam line
Platforms 4
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type At–grade
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code MVLK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened 1958 (1958)
Electrified 25 kV AC 50 Hz
Route map
 km
Up arrowto Aluva
3 Ernakulam D Cabin
0 Ernakulam Junction
10 Tripunithura
LowerLeft arrowto 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 Changanacherry
 86 Tiruvalla
 95 Chengannur
 101 Cheriyanad
 107 Mavelikara
UpperLeft arrowto Alappuzha
 115 Kayamkulam Junction
 121 Ochira
 129 Karunagappalli
 136 Sasthamkotta
 139 Munroturuttu
 147 Perinad
Right arrowto Punalur
 Kallumthazham Overpass
 Chemmanmukku Overpass
 156 Kollam Junction Bus interchange
 Down arrowto Thiruvananthapuram Central

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, Pune, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Guwahati, Mumbai and New Delhi.

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 Chettikulangara Devi Temple and Kandiyoor Sree Mahadeva Temple.

See also

References

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