Ambalappuzha railway station explained

Ambalappuzha
Type:Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha, Kerala
Country:India
Line:Kayamkulam-Alappuzha-Ernakulam
Structure:At–grade
Platform:3
Tracks:5
Parking:Available
Opened:[1]
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Southern Railway zone
Status:Functioning
Zone:Indian Railways
Map State:collapsed

Ambalappuzha railway station (station code: AMPA) 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 and falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways. 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.[3]

Layout

Alappuzha railway station has 3 platforms to handle long distance and passenger trains. Escalators inaugurated at PF#1 of Alappuzha Railway station[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sreedharan, E.. Autobiography. DC Books. 2014. 47–51.
  2. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 2 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 6 . 1 April 2023.
  3. News: 24 April 2012. Alappuzha Railway station to get a facelift. The Hindu.
  4. 969101286590136320. TVC138. Escalators inaugurated at PF 1 Alappuzha Railway station. Hon'ble Minister for Public Works and Registration Shri…. 1 March 2018.