Aluva railway station

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Aluva Alwaye
Station of Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section and Southern Railways.
A view of Aluva station. Three platforms are visible.
Location	Goodshed Road, Aluva, Kochi, Kerala
Coordinates	10°06′29″N 76°21′22″E / 10.108°N 76.356°E / 10.108; 76.356Coordinates: 10°06′29″N 76°21′22″E / 10.108°N 76.356°E / 10.108; 76.356
Elevation	12 m
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Platform levels	1
Other information
Station code	AWY
Fare zone	Southern Railways
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
12,160 per day[1]
Route map Legend km Nilambur–Shoranur line to Nilambur Road Shoranur–Mangalore section to Kozhikode 0 Shoranur Junction SH 22 Jolarpettai–Shoranur line to Palakkad Junction 1 Bharathapuzha Halt Bharathappuzha River ↑ PGT limits ↓ TVC limits SH 22 4 Vallathol Nagar Thazhepra overpass 8 Mullurkara SH 22 Aloor River SH 22 17 Wadakkanchery SH 76 Athani overpass Velappaya overpass 24 Mulankunnathukavu Pamboor overpass Thanikkudam River to Guruvayur SH 69 31 Punkunnam Kottapuram overpass Azhekoddan Road 33 Thrissur SH 22 Kappela overpass 40 Ollur Ollur overpass Manali River 47 Pudukad Karuvannur River 50 Nellayi Muriyad–Moorkanal canal SH 61 57 Irinjalakuda SH 51 Ashtamichira Road 63 Chalakudi Chalakudy River 65 Divine Nagar Muringoor overpass Koratty overpass 69 Koratty Pongam overpass 74 Karukutty Elavoor Road Manjally Thodu 78 Angamaly NH 544 Old Airport Road Airport Road 84 Chovvara Thuruth Bridge Periyar SH 16 88 Aluva Masjid Road 94 Kalamassery Old Kalamassery overpass NH 544 South Kalamassery overpass Edapally River NH 66 98 Edappally to Valarpadam Terminal Chittoor Road 104 Ernakulam Town North Railway overpass Pullepady overpass to Kottayam A L Jacob overpass 106 Ernakulam C Cabin 107 Ernakulam Junction SH 15 to Cochin Harbour Terminus to Alappuzha km This diagram: view talk

Aluva railway station (Code: AWY) is a railway station in Aluva, in the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala. It is an NSG 3 grade station under Thiruvananthapuram railway division.^[2][3] It lies in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Thiruvananthapuram railway division.

Aluva is an important halting stop for all passenger trains passing through the region except Rajadhani Express and a few super fast trains. This is a convenient station to alight for passengers traveling to Kalamassery, North Paravur, Idukki District, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor, Kakkanad, Kizhakkambalam, Kothamangalam and Muvattupuzha. It also serves passengers to and from Cochin International Airport. Aluva station boasts of being the third busiest railway station in Kochi city, after Ernakulam Junction railway station and Ernakulam Town railway station situated in the heart of the city. The station also handles the highest number of migrant labourers in the state since it is closest to Perumbavoor, a suburban town in Kochi Urban Agglomeration.

The station is located right aside Aluva KSRTC bus stand, one of the main bus terminals in Kochi, and a kilometre away from Aluva metro station of Kochi Metro.

Layout[]

Aluva railway station has 3 platforms to handle long distance and passenger trains and 1 platform to handle cargo. There is one entrance presently^[when?] a secondary entrance is being planned.

Revenue[]

Aluva railway station is a high-revenue-earning station for Thiruvananthapuram railway division. In the financial year 2018–19 it earned 63,38,17,308 rupees (63.38 crores), the third highest in Kochi city, fifth highest in Kerala after Thiruvananthapuram Central in Thiruvananthapuram (184.48 crores), Ernakulam Junction railway station in Kochi (163.38 crores), Thrissur railway station in Thrissur (106.74 crores), Ernakulam Town railway station in Kochi (67.38 crores), and 19th highest in Southern Railways.

Trains passing through Aluva railway station[]

Passenger trains passing through Aluva railway station[]

Demands[]

^{[by whom?]}

• Modernization of existing rail terminal
• Opening of new entrance at the western side
• Increasing parking facility for cars in existing terminal and in demanding new entrance at the western side
• Modification of Platform 4
• Extension of Ernakulam–Thiruvananthapuram express to Aluva
• Extension of Ernakulam-bound passenger trains (from Kollam, Kayamkulam, Kottayam and Alappuzha) to Aluva
• Extension of Kozhikode -Thrissur passenger train to aluva
• Escalators at platforms
• LED displays at the terminal
• Transfer of goods yard to Chowara
• Opening of passenger amenities centre
• Stoppage for Kochuveli–Amritsar Express
• Stoppage for Thiruvananthapuram Central–Nizamudin Express
• Stoppage for Kochuveli–Porbandhar Express
• Stoppage for Kochuveli–Dehradun Express
• Stoppage for Ernakulam–Pune Express
• Stoppage for Thiruvananthapuram Central–Chennai Superfast
• Stoppage for Thiruvananthapuram Central–Chennai Express
• Stoppage for Kochuveli–Hubli Express
• Stoppage for Thiruvananthapuram–Kannur Jan Shatabdi Express

(the stoppages for Amritsar, Dehradun, Nizamuddin and Porbandar expresses would decrease the efficiency of these services as they are the fastest trains through Kerala)

References[]

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