Thrissur Railway Station

Thrissur
Indian Railway Station

Thrissur Railway Station
Station statistics
Address Kokkalai, Thrissur, Kerala
Lines Shoranur-Cochin Harbour section, Thrissur-Guruvayur Section
Connections Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
Structure Modern
Platforms 3
Tracks 5
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Available
Baggage check Not Available
Other information
Opened June 2, 1902
Electrified Yes
Code TCR
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Fare zone Southern Railway Zone (India)
Formerly Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Traffic
20,000 passengers per day
Services
Waiting Room, Dormitory/Retiring Rooms, Baggage Room, Refreshment, ATM

Thrissur Railway Station (Code: TCR) (Malayalam: തൃശൂര് റെയില്വേ സ്റ്റേഷന് ) is a railway station located in Thrissur City in Kerala, India. As of 2006, 55 pairs of trains passed through the station on an average day making Thrissur Railway Station being the busiest station in Kerala. It lies on the busy Shoranur – Cochin Harbour section.[1]It has three satellite station, Poonkunnam Railway Station and two minor stations, Ollur Railway Station and Mulankunnathukavu Railway Station. Thrissur Railway Station also connects to the temple town of Guruvayur by Thrissur-Guruvayur Section.

Contents

Layout

The station has three platforms and two entrances, one at the eastern side which is the main entrance and the second one at western side which was opened in 2010. The station can be easily accessed from Kottappuram side and the KSRTC transport bus stand side. It has two railway over bridges connecting first platform to the second and third platforms.

Facilities

The station has five counters for non reservation tickets in the east side and two ticket counters in west side. The reservation counters for the long distance is situated in the eastern side with four counters in a separate building. The station has an air-conditioned and non air-conditioned waiting hall for first class and sleeper class passengers. Ample car parking is available in the east and west entrance. Pre-paid autorickshaw services are also made to the passengers. The station also provides vegetarian and non vegetarian food through the 1,830 sqft multi-cuisine food plaza. For the security of passengers, the Indian Railways has installed cameras which covers all the platforms and the ticket counters which is connected to the main system. Railway Protection Force also have a police station (Circle Office) in the premises. There is a computer-controlled coach guidance system and a plasma screen for display of information to passengers. [2][3][4][5][6][7]Other facilities available are Parcel booking office, Railway Mailing service (RMS) office, State Bank of India and Canara Bank Automated teller machine (ATMs).

Future expansion plans

The Southern Railways is planning to double the Shoranur – Cochin Harbour section by setting up a third and fourth line. The new line will cater to the International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi.[8][9]It is also planning a suburban railway system connecting Thrissur to Kochi and Palakkad using Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit services (MEMUs), with the first services are expected to begin in late 2010 or early 2011 for which works are underway.

Passenger Trains

No Train Number Train Name From Arrival Departure
1. 301SR Guruvayur - Ernakulam Junction Passenger Guruvayur 07:13 07:15
2. 302SR Ernakulam Junction - Guruvayur Passenger Ernakulam Junction 07:50 07:53
3. 305SR Guruvayur - Ernakulam Junction Passenger Guruvayur 13:55 13:57
4. 306SR Ernakulam Junction - Guruvayur Passenger Ernakulam Junction 22:07 22:10
5. 303SR Guruvayur - Thrissur Passenger Guruvayur 09:35 Destination Station
6. 304SR Thrissur - Guruvayur Passenger Thrissur Starting Station 10:10
7. 307SR Guruvayur -Thrissur Passenger Guruvayur 17:40 Destination Station
8. 308SR Thrissur - Guruvayur Passenger Thrissur Starting Station 18:55
9. 647SR Shoranur - Ernakulam Junction Passenger Shoranur 05:40 05:42
10. 648SR Ernakulam Junction - Shoranur Passenger Ernakulam Junction 09:25 09:27
11. 633SR Coimbatore - Thrissur Passenger Coimbatore 20:45 Destination Station
12. 615SR Thrissur - Calicut Passenger Thrissur Starting Station 05:55

Trains passing through Thrissur station

No Train No Destination Origin Train Name
1. 6381/6382 Kanyakumari Mumbai Jayanthi Janatha Express
2. 6525/6526 Kanyakumari Bangalore City Island Express
3. 6317/6318 Kanyakumari Jammutawi Himsagar Express
4. 2997/2998 Tirunelveli Happa Happa Superfast Express
5. 6606/6605 Nagercoil Mangalore Ernad Express
6. 2659/2660 Nagercoil Howrah Gurudev Express
7. 6335/6336 Nagercoil Gandhidham Nagercoil Express
8. 2217/2218 Kochuveli Chandigarh Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
9. 6316/6315 Kochuveli Bangalore City Bangalore Express
10. 2483/2484 Kochuveli Amritsar Amritsar Express
11. 6311/6312 Kochuveli Bikaner Kochuveli Express
12. 2257/2258 Kochuveli Yeswantpur Yeswantpur Express
13. 2201/2202 Kochuveli Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Kochuveli Garib Rath
14. 2777/2778 Kochuveli Yeswantpur Kochuveli Express
15. 2287/2288 Kochuveli Dehradun Dehradun Express
16. 6302/6301 Trivandrum Shornur Junction Venad Express
17. 2076/2075 Trivandrum Calicut Jan Shatabdi Express
18. 6322/6321 Trivandrum Bangalore Bangalore Express
19. 6323/6324 Trivandrum Shalimar Shalimar Express
20. 6326/6325 Trivandrum Indore Junction Ahilyanagari Express
21. 6327/6328 Trivandrum Korba Trivandrum Express
22. 6333/6334 Trivandrum Veraval Trivandrum Express
23. 6343/6344 Trivandrum Palakkad Town Amritha Express
24. 2515/2516 Trivandrum Guwahati Guwahati Superfast Express
25. 7229/7230 Trivandrum Hyderabad Sabari Express
26. 2512/2511 Trivandrum Gorakhpur Junction Raptisagar Express
27. 6346/6345 Trivandrum Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Netravathi Express
28. 6332/6331 Trivandrum Mumbai Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus Express
29. 2625/2626 Trivandrum New Delhi Kerala Express
30. 2643/2644 Trivandrum Nizamuddin Nizamuddin Express
31. 2431/2432 Trivandrum Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express Express
32. 6629/6630 Trivandrum Mangalore Malabar Express
33. 6604/6603 Trivandrum Mangalore Maveli Express
34. 6649/6650 Trivandrum Mangalore Parasuram Express
35. 6347/6348 Trivandrum Mangalore Mangalore Express
36. 2623/2624 Trivandrum Chennai Trivandrum Superfast Mail
37. 2697/2698 Trivandrum Chennai Trivandrum Weekly Superfast Express
38. 2695/2696 Trivandrum Chennai Trivandrum Superfast Express
39. 6042/6041 Alleppey Chennai Alleppey Express
40. 3352/3351 Alleppey Dhanbad Tata Express
41. 6307/6308 Alleppey Kannur Kannur Express
42. 2283/2284 Ernakulam New Delhi Duronto Express
43. 2224/2223 Ernakulam Mumbai Duronto Express
44. 6866/6865 Ernakulam Nagore Tea Garden Express
45. 6305/6306 Ernakulam Kannur Intercity Express
46. 12678/12677 Ernakulam Bangalore City Intercity Express
47. 2617/2618 Ernakulam Nizamuddin Mangala Lakshadweep Express
48. 0216/0215 Ernakulam Madgaon Madagon Express
49. 6307/6308 Ernakulam Kannur Executive Express
50. 6309/6310 Ernakulam Patna Patna Express
51. 2507/2508 Ernakulam Guwahati Guwahati Express
52. 12683/12684 Ernakulam Bangalore City Bangalore Superfast Express
53. 6337/6338 Ernakulam Okha Okha Express
54. 2645/2646 Ernakulam Nizamuddin Millenium Express
55. 2522/2521 Ernakulam Barauni Raptisagar Express
56. 1098/1097 Ernakulam Pune Poorna Express
57. 2519/2520 Ernakulam Pune Pune Express
58. 2977/2978 Ernakulam Ajmer Marusagar Express
59. 2519/2520 Ernakulam Pune Ernakulam-Pune superfast Express
60. 6128/6127 Guruvayur Chennai Egmore Guruvayur Express
61. 6341/6342 Guruvayur Thiruvananthapuram Intercity Express
62. 22607/22608 Ernakulam Bangalore City Bangalore Superfast Express
63. 15906 Kanyakumari Dibrugarh Vivek Express

See also

References

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External links

Shornur Junction - Ernakulam Junction Route