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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Mararikulam<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| type = [[Regional rail]], [[Light rail]] & [[Commuter rail]] station<br />
| image = <br />
| address = [[Mararikulam]], [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| map_type = India#India Kerala<br />
| elevation =<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| tracks = 2<br />
| structure = At–grade<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = MAKM<br />
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Thiruvananthapuram}}<br />
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| zone = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1989}}<ref>{{cite book| first=E.| last=Sreedharan| title=Autobiography| publisher=DC Books| year=2014| pages=47–51}}</ref><br />
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| electrified = Yes<br />
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| line = [[Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal railway line|Kayamkulam-Alappuzha-Ernakulam]]<br />
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'''Mararikulam railway station''' (code: MAKM) is a railway station in [[Alappuzha district]], [[Kerala]] that falls under the [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]], [[Indian Railways]]. The station is a minor station on the [[Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal railway line]]. It is an NSG 5 category station. The station is operated by the [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]] zone of the [[Indian Railways]] and comes under the [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
Mararikulam railway station falls under the [[Ernakulam Junction railway station|Ernakulam South]]–[[Alappuzha]] coastal railway line which opened on 16 October 1989. The railway line was later extended to [[Kayamkulam Junction railway station|Kayamkulam]] in 1992. The station is also a major point of [[Passing loop|single-line crossing]] with trains often taking unscheduled stops at the station. But a few trains have scheduled stops here.<br />
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== Layout ==<br />
Mararikulam railway station has 3 rail lines with only 1 having platforms access to handle long-distance and Passenger trains. The station is also a major point of [[Passing loop|single-line crossing]] with trains often taking unscheduled stops at the station. One of the siding also act as a [[refuge siding]]. The platform has a capacity to accommodate trains with 24 coaches.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[List of railway stations in Kerala]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{Railway stations in Kerala}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Alappuzha district]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1989]]<br />
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