Mavelikara railway station

9°14′21″N 76°32′46″E / 9.23919°N 76.54623°E / 9.23919; 76.54623Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zoneLine(s)Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam linePlatforms3Tracks5ConstructionStructure typeAt–gradeParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeMVLK Zone(s) Southern Railway zone Division(s) ThiruvananthapuramFare zoneIndian RailwaysClassificationNSG-5HistoryOpened1958; 66 years ago (1958)Electrified25 kV AC 50 HzPassengers2,186 per day^[1]
Annual Passengers – 7,97,747 (2018–19)

Route map

Ernakulam–Kottayam– Kayamkulam–Kollam line Legend 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 D Junction to Thiruvananthapuram Junction Central This diagram: view talk edit

Location
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Mavelikara railway station (station code: MVLK) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It is a railway station in Alappuzha district, 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

• Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
• Koyilandy
• Chengannur
• Kayamkulam
• Karunagappalli
• Thiruvananthapuram railway division
• Kottayam

References

External links

• Mavelikara railway station at the India Rail Info