Mavelikara railway station

Mavelikara
Express train and Passenger train station
Mavelikara railway station
General information
LocationMavelikkara, Alappuzha, Kerala
India
Coordinates9°14′21″N 76°32′46″E / 9.23919°N 76.54623°E / 9.23919; 76.54623
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; 66 years ago (1958)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Passengers
2,186 per day[1]
Annual Passengers – 7,97,747 (2018–19)
Route map
Location
Mavelikara is located in India
Mavelikara
Mavelikara
Location within India
Mavelikara is located in Kerala
Mavelikara
Mavelikara
Mavelikara (Kerala)

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.

History

Mavelikara rail link came into existence in 1958 when ErnakulamKottayam 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.

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