Aluva railway station
Aluva Railway Station | |
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| Station of Shoranur – Cochin Harbour section and Southern Railways. | |
 A view of Aluva Station. Four platforms are visible. | |
| Location | Goodshed Road, Aluva, Ernakulam District |
| Coordinates | 10°06′29″N 76°21′22″E / 10.108°N 76.356°ECoordinates: 10°06′29″N 76°21′22″E / 10.108°N 76.356°E |
| Elevation | 12 m |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
| Platform levels | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | AWY |
| Fare zone | Southern Railways |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 30000 per day |
Aluva is one of the important railway stations in Greater Kochi situated in Ernakulam district and also the second busiest station in the Indian state of Kerala in terms of number of trains after Thrissur Railway Station. It is an A grade station under Thiruvananthapuram railway division.[1][2] It lies in the Shoranur-Kochi 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, Perumbavoor, Moovattupuzha and Munnar. It also serves passengers to and from Kochi International Airport. Aluva station boasts of being the busiest railway station in the entire Kochi metropolitan area, surpassing the North and South railway stations in the heart of the city. This is because irrespective of Kottayam/Alappuzha route, most trains stop here, while it is not the case with North(for Kottayam-bound trains) and South(for trains towards Alappuzha) stations.
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 a secondary entrance is being planned.
Revenue
Aluva railway station is a high revenue earning station for Thiruvananthapuram rail division. In the financial year 2011-12 it earned 320749989 rupees, the highest after Thiruvananthapuram Central, Ernakulam Junction, Thrissur, Ernakulam North, Kollam Junction and Kottayam, which are stations located at any of the District Headquarters in the state.
Trains passing through Aluva railway station
| Train No: | Origin | Destination | Train name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16042/16041 | Alappuzha | Chennai | Alappuzha Express |
| 13352/13351 | Alappuzha | Dhanbad | Tata Express |
| 16307/16308 | Alappuzha | Kannur | Alappuzha Kannur Express |
| 16341/16342 | Guruvayur | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Guruvayur Thiruvananthapuram Express |
| 12512/12511 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Gorakhpur Junction | Raptisagar SF Express |
| 12625/12626 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | New Delhi | Kerala Express |
| 16302/16301 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Shornur Junction | Venad Express |
| 16326/16325 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Indore Junction | Ahilyanagari Express |
| 16332/16331 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus | Mumbai Express |
| 16346/16345 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus | Netravathi Express |
| 16604/16603 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Mangalore | Maveli Express |
| 16316/16315 | Kochuveli | Bangalore | Kochuveli Bangalore Express |
| 19577/19578 | Tirunelveli | Happa | Happa Express |
| 12788/12787 | Tirunelveli | Bilaspur | Bilaspur Superfast Express |
| 16128/16127 | Guruvayur | Chennai Egmore | Guruvayur Express |
| 16606/16605 | Nagercoil | Mangalore | Ernad Express |
| 12507/12508 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Guwahati | Thiruvananthapuram Guwahati Super Fast Express |
| 12617/12618 | Ernakulam South | H.Nizamudin | Mangala Lakshadweep Express |
| 12645/12646 | Ernakulam South | H.Nizamudin | Millenium Express |
| 16865/16866 | Ernakulam South | Karaikal | Tea Garden Express |
| 16305/16306 | Ernakulam South | Kannur | Intercity Express |
| 16307/16308 | Ernakulam South | Kannur | Executive Express |
| 12678/12677 | Ernakulam South | Bangalore | Intercity Express |
| 12683/12684 | Ernakulam South | Bangalore | Superfast Express |
| 22607/22608 | Ernakulam South | Bangalore | Superfast Express |
| 10216/10215 | Ernakulam South | Madgon | Madagon Express |
| 16309/16310 | Ernakulam South | Patna | Patna Express |
| 16359/16360 | Ernakulam South | Patna | Patna Express |
| 16337/16338 | Ernakulam South | Okha | Okha Express |
| 12522/12521 | Ernakulam South | Barauni | Raptisagar Express |
| 11098/11097 | Ernakulam South | Pune | Poorna Express |
| 12977/12978 | Ernakulam South | Ajmer | Marusagar Express |
| 22816/22817 | Ernakulam South | Bilaspur | Bilaspur Express |
| 16649/16650 | Mangalore | Nagercoil | Parasuram Express |
| 17229/17230 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Hyderabad | Sabari Express |
| 16381/16382 | Mumbai CST | Kanyakumari | Jayanthi Janatha Express |
| 16525/16526 | Kanyakumari | Bangalore | Island Express |
| 12623/12624 | Chennai | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Thiruvananthapuram Mail |
| 12257/12258 | Kochuveli | Yeswantpur | Yeswantpur Express |
| 16629/16630 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Mangalore | Malabar Express |
| 16347/16348 | Trivandrum | Mangalore | Mangalore Express |
| 16343/16344 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Palakkad Town | Amritha Express |
| 16327/16328 | Korba | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Korba Express |
| 16317/16318 | Kanyakumari | Jammutawi | Himsagar Express |
| 16311/16312 | Kochuveli | Bikaner | Kochuveli Bikaner express |
| 12515/12516 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Guwahati | Thiruvananthapuram Guwahati Superfast Express |
| 12659/12660 | Nagercoil | shalimar | Gurudev Express |
| 16333/16334 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Veraval | Veraval Express |
| 16335/16336 | Gandhidham | Nagercoil | Nagercoil Gandhidham Express |
| 16302/16301 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Shoranur Junction | Venad Express |
| 12075/12076 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Kozhikode | Janshatabdi Express |
| 22633/22634 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Nizamuddin | Nizamuddin SF Express |
| 18567/18568 | Kollam Junction | Vishakapatanam | Kollam - Visakhapatnam Express |
Passenger trains passing through Aluva railway station
| Train No: | Origin | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| 56608 | Ernakulam South | Shoranur |
| 56606 | Ernakulam South | Shoranur |
| 66612 | Ernakulam South | Palakad Jn (MEMU) |
| 56375 | Ernakulam South | Guruvayur |
| 56370 | Ernakulam South | Guruvayur |
| 56606 | Ernakulam South | Guruvayur |
| 56363 | Ernakulam South | Nilambur |
| 56366 | Punalur | Guruvayur |
| 56608 | Ernakulam South | Guruvayur |
Demands
- Modernization of existing rail terminal
- Opening of new entrance at the western side
- Modification of Platform 4
- Extension of Ernakulam - Thiruvananthapuram express to Aluva
- Extension of Ernakulam bound passenger trains to Aluva
- Escalators at platforms
- LED displays at the terminal
- Transfer of goods yard to chowra
- 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 Central - Kannur Janashatabdi
(the stoppages for Amritsar, Dehradun, Nizamudin, Porbandar and Janshatabdi would decrease the efficiency of its service as they are the fastest trains through Kerala)
References
- ↑ "Arrivals at AWY/Aluva (Alwaye)". India Rail Info.
- ↑ "Departures from AWY/Aluva (Alwaye)". India Rail Info.
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