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{{short description|Railway station in Kerala, India}}
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{{Infobox station
| name             = Alleppey 
| native_name      = Alappuzha 
| native_name_lang = ml
| type             = Station In Kerala 
| style            = Indian Railways
| image            = Alappuzha Railway Station Entance.jpg
| image_caption    = Alappuzha Railway Station 
| address          = [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], India
| coordinates      = {{coord|9.4846|76.3223|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line             = [[Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line]]
| other            = -
| structure        = On Ground 
| platform         = 3 ( 4 th Platform is Under Construction )
| depth            = 300 Meters 
| levels           = 2
| tracks           = 6
| entrances        = 2
| parking          = Available
| bicycle          = Yes 
| opened           = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1989}}
| closed           = 2025 March 1
| rebuilt          = 2027 (Expected )
| electrified      = Yes
| code             = ALLP
| owned            = [[Indian Railways]]
| zone             = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| passengers       = 6,536 per day<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1536297820030-ANNUAL%20EARNINGS.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2017-18 - Thiruvananthapuram Division|publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref>
| pass_year = 80,000
| pass_percent     = 1000
| pass_system      = 
| mpassengers      = 5000
| services         = 14( Including Passenger Train & Express, Long Distance Trains )
| map_locator      = 
| route_map        = {{Ernakulam–Alappuzha–Kayamkulam–Kollam line}}
| map_state        = collapsed
}}

'''Alappuzha railway station''' (also known as '''Alleppey railway station''')(station code: ALLP<ref name="stn_code">{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=25 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |page=5 |date=2023–24}}</ref>) is an NSG–3 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=2 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is located in [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]] and is a major station on the [[Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Alappuzha Railway station to get a facelift|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/alappuzha-railway-station-to-get-a-facelift/article3347771.ece|work=The Hindu|date =24 April 2012}}</ref>

==History==
{{Railway in Kerala cities}}
The [[Ernakulam Junction railway station|Ernakulam South]]–[[Alappuzha]] coastal railway line was opened on 16 October 1989. The railway line was later extended to [[Kayamkulam Junction railway station|Kayamkulam]] in 1992. in railway

==Layout==
Alappuzha railway station has 3 platforms to handle long distance and passenger trains. Escalators inaugurated at PF#1 of Alappuzha Railway station<ref>{{cite tweet|number=969101286590136320|user=TVC138|title=Escalators inaugurated at PF 1 Alappuzha Railway station. Hon'ble Minister for Public Works and Registration Shri…|date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

==Significance==
[[Alappuzha]] is an important tourist destination in Kerala. The [[Kerala backwaters|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]].
[[File:Alleppey railway station panorama.jpg|thumb|centre|1050px|Alappuzha railway station]]

==Important trains originating from Alappuzha==

The following trains starting from Alappuzha station:
[[File:Thiruvananthapuram Kasaragod Vande Bharat Express (via Alappuzha) - 1st Rake.jpg|thumb|[[Vande Bharat Express]] in Alappuzha station.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="background:#fff;"
|-
!scope="col"| Train no.
!scope="col"| Train name
|-
| 13351/13352
| [[Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express]]
|-
| 22639/22640
|[[Alappuzha–Chennai Express]]
|-
| 16307/16308
| Alappuzha–Kannur Express
|-
|}

== Major Trains ==

The major trains halting at the station are :
*[[Mangaluru Central–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express|Mangaluru Central–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express (via Alappuzha)]]

== Facilities ==
An integrated security system was installed at the station in 2012 featuring baggage scanners, [[CCTV]]s and vehicle scanners.<ref>{{cite news|date=25 November 2012|title=50 CCTVs at railway station|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/50-cctvs-at-railway-station/article4132570.ece|access-date=5 March 2013}}</ref>

* Reservation counters are open between 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
* Retirement rooms (transit lodging facility)
* Parcel booking office
* Railway Mailing service (RMS) office
* Railway Protection Force - Circle office
* IRCTC restaurant
* ATMs
* Pre-paid autorickshaw counters<ref>{{cite news|date=1 Sep 2009|title=Prepaid auto service launched|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/01/stories/2009090152980300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407051529/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/01/stories/2009090152980300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=5 March 2013}}</ref>
* Pre-paid parking space<ref>{{cite news|date=24 January 2010|title=Protest against high parking fee at railway station|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/24/stories/2010012450400300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411022421/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/24/stories/2010012450400300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=5 March 2013}}</ref>
* Escalator and elevator systems<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/a-new-step-in-kozhikode-railway-stations-journey-to-worldclass-status/article5197948.ece|title = A new step in Kozhikode railway station's journey to world-class status|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 4 October 2013}}</ref>

== ATMs ==
The following bank-ATMs are available at the railway station:

* [[State Bank of India]]
* [[Punjab National Bank]]

== See also ==

* [[Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line]]
* [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]
* [[Ernakulam Junction railway station]]

==Sources==
*https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/alappuzha-alleppey-allp/54
*https://www.trainspnrstatus.com/station/alappuzha

==References==
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[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1989]]
[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Alappuzha district]]
[[Category:1989 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Transport in Alappuzha]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Alappuzha]]