Alappuzha railway station

Alappuzha (Alleppey) ആലപ്പുഴ अलाप्पुज़्हा
Location	Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Coordinates	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.

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

See also

• Ernakulam-Kayamkulam coastal railway line
• Thiruvananthapuram Railway division