Tiruvalla railway station

9°23′30″N 76°34′48″E / 9.3918°N 76.5799°E / 9.3918; 76.5799Elevation81.0 metres (265.7 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysLine(s)Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam linePlatforms4Tracks4ConnectionsTaxi stand, Pre-paid auto service, Bus stationConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableAccessibleOther informationStatusActiveStation codeTRVL Zone(s) Southern Railway Division(s) ThiruvananthapuramHistoryElectrifiedYesPassengersAround 6,000 per day^[1]

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

Tiruvalla railway station (station code: TRVL) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It is one of the busiest railway station in Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kollam-Kottayam-Ernakulam route, located at Thiruvalla town in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. Tiruvalla is the only railway station in the Pathanamthitta District. The station is under Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway. It is an NSG 4 category station and has daily trains to cities like Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Madurai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Pune, Bhopal, Mumbai and New Delhi.

Layout

Tiruvalla railway station has three platforms and five tracks. The railway station is one of the busy railway stations of Kerala, with about 6,000 passengers boarding trains on a daily basis, and generated an annual income of ₹18.82 crore (US$2.3 million) in the year 2016–17.^[3] Both long and short-distance trains stop at Tiruvalla, and at present the station is a way-side station, though terminal facilities could be developed. The Tiruvalla station lies in the Kayankulam Junction–Kottayam–Ernakulam route, and along with the nearby Chengannur railway station, is an important station en route.

Modernisation

The Indian Railways have included Tiruvalla railway station in its development plan for 2016–17. The platform work and doubling of the track are in progress.^[4] Battery operated buggies may be introduced at the Tiruvalla station soon, which shall also facilitate the ferrying of the elderly and physically challenged people in the railway station. At present, the platforms are not fully covered, and the full covering of all platforms including the fourth shall also be implemented.^[5] Installation of escalators is also considered, connecting the four platforms.Now erection of an escalator is in progress.

The Railways would also set up a covered vehicle parking area near the Railway Mail Service complex, besides an upper class waiting room and VIP lounge at the railway station.^[6]

Significance

Tiruvalla railway station is the only railway station in the district of Pathanamthitta. The main importance of this station is highlighted by the fact that Sabarimala, a pilgrimage centre, is located in this district. The station, apart from facilitating the traffic of the residents of the commercial centre of Thiruvalla town and the workers from other states, is the main refuge for people living in the hilly tracts of Mallappally, Ranni, Kozhencherry, as well as the low-lying areas of Upper Kuttanad.^[7] It is also the alighting point for pilgrimage centres like Sabarimala,^[8][9] Parumala Church,^[10] Sree Vallabha Temple, Chakkulathukavu Temple, St. George Forane Church, Edathua, as well as the cave temple and the old Shiva Temple of Tiruvalla at Kaviyoor.

Facilities

• Computerised reservation ticket centre
• Computerised unreserved ticket centre
• Passenger information centre
• Tourist information centre^[5]
• IRCTC restaurant
• Passenger waiting rooms
• Foot overbridge
• ATM
• Prepaid autorikshaw counter^[11]
• Prepaid parking space

Proposals for new routes

• A line from Tiruvalla to Thakazhi, a village in Alappuzha district (thus connecting the Kottayam and Alappuzha parallel rail lines) has been proposed.^[12]
• A line connecting Tiruvalla to Pamba (nearest point of Sabarimala) via Ranni^[12] is waiting for approval.

See also

• Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
• Trivandrum Central
• Kollam Junction
• Karunagappalli railway station
• Kayamkulam Junction
• Mavelikara railway station
• Chengannur railway station
• Changanasseri railway station
• Kottayam railway station
• Ernakulam Junction
• Ernakulam Town
• Thiruvananthapuram railway division
• Template:Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam–Kollam line

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