Alappuzha railway station

Alappuzha (Alleppey) ആലപ്പുഴ अलाप्पुज़्हा
Location	Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Coordinates	9°29′05″N 76°19′20″E / 9.4846°N 76.3223°E / 9.4846; 76.3223Coordinates: 9°29′05″N 76°19′20″E / 9.4846°N 76.3223°E / 9.4846; 76.3223
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Ernakulam-Kayamkulam coastal railway line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	ALLP
Fare zone	Southern Railway Zone
History
Opened	1989 (1989)
Electrified	Yes

Alappuzha railway station (also known as Alleppey railway station, code: ALLP) is located at Alappuzha, Alappuzha District, in Kerala, India. The station is a major station on the Ernakulam-Kayamkulam coastal railway line. The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division.^[1]

History

Railways in Kerala cities

Cities & connected years 1861 - Kozhikode 1898 - Palakkad 1902 - Kochi 1902 - Thrissur 1904 - Kollam 1907 - Kannur 1907 - Kasargod 1918 - Thiruvananthapuram 1958 - Kottayam 1989 - Alappuzha
Railway lines Kundala Valley Railway Kollam–Sengottai branch line Ernakulam-Kayamkulam coastal railway line Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram trunk line Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Shoranur–Mangalore section Guruvayur–Thrissur spur line Nilambur–Shoranur railway line

The Ernakulam South -Alappuzha coastal railway line was opened on 16 October 1989. The railway line was later extended to Kayamkulam in 1992.

Layout

Alappuzha railway station has 3 platforms to handle long distance and passenger trains.

Significance

Alappuzha is an important tourist destination in Kerala. The backwaters of Alappuzha are one among the most popular tourist attractions in Kerala. Alappuzha is also the access point for the annual Nehru Trophy Boat Race. Alappuzha railway station thus acts as a gateway for visiting the tourist attractions in and around Alappuzha.

Services

Originating trains

Express trains

No.	Train No:	Origin	Destination	Train Name
1.	13352	Alleppey	Dhanbad	Alleppey Dhanbad Express
2.	16307	Alleppey	Kannur	Alleppey Kannur Express
3.	22640	Alleppey	Chennai	Alleppey Chennai Express

Passenger trains

No.	Train No:	Origin	Destination	Train Name
1.	56384	Alleppey	Ernakulam	Alleppey Ernakulam Passenger
2.	56302	Alleppey	Ernakulam	Alleppey Ernakulam Passenger
3.	56301	Alleppey	Kollam	Alleppey Kollam Passenger
4.	56301	Alleppey	Kayankulam	Alleppey Kayankulam Passenger

Passing trains

No.	Train No:	Origin	Destination	Train Name
1.	16341/16342	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Guruvayur	Trivandrum Guruvayur Express
2.	12512/12511	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Gorakhpur Junction	Raptisagar Express
3.	12643/12644	Thiruvananthapuram Central	H. Nizamuddin	Hazrat Nizamuddin Express
4.	12076/12075	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Kozhikode	Calicut Jan Shatabdi Express
5.	16323/16324	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Shalimar	Shalimar Express
6.	16326/16325	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Indore Junction	Ahilyanagari Express
7.	16332/16331	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus	Mumbai Express
8.	16346/16345	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus	Netravathi Express
9.	16604/16603	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Mangalore	Maveli Express
10.	12431/12432	Thiruvananthapuram Central	H. Nizamuddin	Thiruvananthapuram-Rajdhani Express
11.	12217/12218	Kochuveli	Chandigarh	Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
12.	16316/16315	Kochuveli	Bangalore	Kochuveli Bangalore Express
13.	12483/12484	Kochuveli	Amritsar	Kochuveli Amritsar Express
14.	12997/12998	Tirunelveli	Hapa	Hapa Superfast Express
15.	12788/12787	Tirunelveli	Bilaspur	Bilaspur Superfast Express
16.	16128/16127	Guruvayur	Chennai Egmore	Guruvayur Express
17.	22208/22207	Trivandrum	Chennai	Super AC Express
18.	16606/16605	Nagercoil	Mangalore	Ernad Express

References

↑ "Alappuzha Railway station to get a facelift". The Hindu. 24 April 2012.

External links

Thiruvananthapuram railway division

Headquarters	Thiruvananthapuram Central

Railway lines	Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal railway line Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Guruvayur–Thrissur spur line Sabari railway line (proposed)

Engine sheds	Kollam MEMU Shed

Rail bridge	Vembanad Rail Bridge

Railway stations	Kerala Tamil Nadu

Category Commons

Railway stations in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram	Parassala Neyyattinkara Nemom Thiruvananthapuram Central Thiruvananthapuram Pettah Kochuveli Kazhakoottam Chirayinkeezhu Kadakkavoor Varkala Sivagiri Paravur Mayyanad Eravipuram Kollam Junction Perinad Munroturuttu Sasthamkotta Karunagappalli Ochira Kayamkulam Junction Haripad Thakazhy Ambalappuzha Alappuzha Mararikulam Cherthala Thuravoor Mavelikara Chengannur Tiruvalla Changanacherry Kottayam Ettumanoor Vaikom Road Piravam Road Chottanikkara Road Tripunithura Ernakulam Junction Ernakulam Town Cochin Harbour Terminus Edappally Aluva Angamaly Koratty Divine Nagar Chalakudi Irinjalakuda Nellayi Pudukad Ollur Thrissur Punkunnam Guruvayur Mulankunnathukavu Wadakkanchery Mullurkara Vallathol Nagar

Palakkad	Shoranur Junction Ottapalam Lakkidi Palakkad Junction Palakkad Town Kollengode Kanjikode Walayar Angadippuram Tirur Tanur Parappanangadi Feroke Kozhikode West Hill Koyilandi Payyoli Vatakara Nadapuram Road Mahe Jaganath Temple Gate Thalassery Dharmadam Edakkad Kannur South Kannur Chirakkal Valapattanam Pazhayangadi Ezhimala Payyanur Thrikaripur Cheruvathur Nileswaram Kanhangad Bekal Fort Kasaragod Kumbla Uppala Manjeshwaram

Madurai	Kilikollur Chandanattop Ezhukone Kundara Kundara East Kottarakara Kuri Auvaneeswarem Punalur Thenmala Kazhuthurutty Aryankavu

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