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{{Short description|Railway station in Kerala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Tiruvalla
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = File:Thiruvalla railway.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Tiruvalla station name board
| address = Tiruvalla–Mallappally Road, [[Kuttappuzha]], [[Thiruvalla]], [[Kerala]], [[Pathanamthitta district]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|9.3918|76.5799|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|81.0|m|ft}}
| line = [[Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line]]
| other = Taxi stand, Pre-paid auto service, Bus station
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 4
| tracks = 4
| parking = Available
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code | code = TRVL | zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railway]] | division = {{rwd|Thiruvananthapuram}}}}
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator =
| status = Active
| former =
| passengers = Around 6,000 per day<ref>{{cite news|title=Stop sought for major trains at Thiruvalla station|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/stop-sought-for-major-trains-at-thiruvalla-station/article7497940.ece|accessdate=14 March 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 August 2015|location=[[Pathanamthitta]]}}</ref>
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
| route_map = {{Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam–Kollam line|inline=1}}
| map_state =
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'''Tiruvalla railway station''' (station code : TRVL) is a railway station<ref name="cate">{{cite web|title=Categorisation of Stations in Thiruvananthapuram division|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1364980248100-Categorisation%20of%20Stations.pdf|website=[[Southern Railway zone]]|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|accessdate=14 March 2016|location=Chennai|format=[[PDF]]}}</ref> located at [[Thiruvalla]] town in [[Pathanamthitta district]], [[Kerala]], India. The station is under [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone|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 {{INRConvert|18.82|c}} in the year 2016–17.<ref name="cate"/> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://english.manoramaonline.com/in-depth/railway-budget-2016-suresh-prabhu/railway-budget-2016-news/chengannur-tiruvalla-track-doubling-to-be-over-in-april.html|title = Chengannur–Tiruvalla track doubling to be over in April|website = ManoramaOnline.com|access-date = 12 March 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/mp-fund-for-railway-station-development/article8056816.ece|title = MP fund for railway station development|date = 2016-01-02|newspaper = [[The Hindu]]|issn = 0971-751X|access-date = 12 March 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/thiruvalla-station-to-get-major-facelift/article8329748.ece|title = Thiruvalla station to get major facelift|date = 2016-03-09|newspaper = The Hindu|issn = 0971-751X|access-date = 12 March 2016}}</ref>

==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 [[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.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/stop-all-trains-at-thiruvalla-forum/article6965500.ece|title = Stop all trains at Thiruvalla: forum|date = 2015-03-06|newspaper = The Hindu|issn = 0971-751X|access-date = 12 March 2016}}</ref> It is also the alighting point for pilgrimage centres like Sabarimala,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.sabarimala.net/how-to-reach|title = How to reach Sabarimala|website = www.sabarimala.net|access-date = 12 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.sabarimala.org/how-to-reach.htm|title = Sabarimala-The pilgrimage is a symbol of love, equality, and devotion|website = www.sabarimala.org|access-date = 12 March 2016}}</ref> [[Parumala Church]],<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://parumalachurch.org/church-address|title = Church Address|date = 2012-10-10|website = Parumala Church|access-date = 12 March 2016}}</ref> [[Sreevallabha Temple|Sree Vallabha Temple]], [[Chakkulathukavu Temple]], [[St. George Forane Church, Edathua]], as well as the cave temple and the old [[Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple|Shiva Temple]] of Tiruvalla at [[Kaviyoor]].

==Facilities==
* Computerised reservation ticket centre
* Computerised unreserved ticket centre
* Coach position display system
* Passenger information centre
* Tourist information centre<ref name=":2" />
* Cloak room
* IRCTC restaurant
* Passenger waiting rooms
* Foot overbridge
* ATM
* Prepaid autorikshaw counter<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/prepaid-auto-counter-at-thiruvalla/article7786776.ece|title = Prepaid auto counter at Thiruvalla|date = 2015-10-21|newspaper = The Hindu|issn = 0971-751X|access-date = 2016-03-12}}</ref>
* 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.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/upgrade-thiruvalla-railway-station/article467514.ece|title = ‘Upgrade Thiruvalla railway station'|date = 2010-06-07|newspaper = The Hindu|language = en-IN|issn = 0971-751X|access-date = 2016-03-12}}</ref>
* A line connecting Tiruvalla to Pamba (nearest point of Sabarimala) via [[Ranni]]<ref name=":3" /> is waiting for approval.

==See also==
*[[Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line]]
*[[Trivandrum Central]]
*{{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}}
*[[Karunagappalli railway station]]
*{{stnlnk|Kayamkulam Junction}}
*[[Mavelikara railway station]]
*[[Chengannur railway station]]
*[[Changanasseri railway station]]
*[[Kottayam railway station]]
*{{stnlnk|Ernakulam Junction}}
*{{stnlnk|Ernakulam Town}}
*[[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]
*[[Template:Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam–Kollam line]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Tiruvalla railway station}}
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/573 Arrivals at TRVL/Tiruvalla]. ''IndiaRailInfo.com''

{{Thiruvananthapuram railway division}}

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[[Category:Thiruvalla]]

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