Elevation 81.0 metres (265.7 ft) Platforms in use 4 | ||
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Connections Taxi Stand, Pre paid Auto service, Bus station Structure type Standard (on ground station) Similar Chengannur railway station, Kayamkulam Junction railway st, Kottayam railway station, Kollam Junction railway st, Thrissur railway station | ||
Kerala express arriving tiruvalla railway station
Tiruvalla railway station (station code : TRVL) is an A–categorized station located at Tiruvalla city in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. The station is under Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway. This is the only railway station in Pathanamthitta district and has daily trains to major cities like Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, Chennai, Vijayawada, Secunderabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Pune, Mumbai CST, New Delhi, and almost all other big cities of India.
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Layout
Tiruvalla railway station has four platforms and five tracks. The railway station is one of the busy railway stations of Kerala, with about 5500 passengers boarding trains on a daily basis, and generated an annual income of ₹12.44 crore (US$1.8 million) in the year 2011–12. 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. 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. Installation of escalators is also considered, connecting the four platforms.
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.
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 the world-famous pilgrimage centre, Sabarimala is located in this district.The station, apart from facilitating the traffic of the residents of the commercial centre of Tiruvalla city 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. It is also the alighting point for pilgrimage centres like Sabarimala, Parumala church, Sree Vallabha Temple, Chakkulathukavu temple, Edathua church, as well as the cave temple and the old Shiva Temple of Tiruvalla at Kaviyoor.