Ochira railway station

This article is about the railway station. For the town, see Oachira. For the city, see Kollam.
Ochira
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Location Ochira, Kollam, Kerala
India
Coordinates 9°07′55″N 76°31′31″E / 9.131808°N 76.525223°ECoordinates: 9°07′55″N 76°31′31″E / 9.131808°N 76.525223°E
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Kayamkulam Junction-Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central
Platforms 2
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type At–grade
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code OCR
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram railway division
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened 1958
Electrified 25 kV AC 50 Hz

Ochira railway station (Code:OCR) is an 'E-Class' railway station, situated near the city of Kollam in Kollam district of Kerala. Ochira railway station is situated at the borders of Kollam district. It falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone, Indian Railways.[1][2][3] The railway station is situated between Karunagappalli and Kayamkulam. The nearest important major rail head is Kollam Junction railway station. Kayamkulam Junction railway station is 4  away from Ochira.[4]

Significance

Ochira is well connected with various cities in India like Kollam, Trivandrum, Kochi, Thrissur, Kottayam through Indian Railways. It is the nearest railway station to Oachira Parabrahma Temple, which is an extremely ancient temple located at the borders of Kollam district.[5] Ochira railway station is under the list of Indian Railways to be developed as world class railway stations along with other 11 Kerala railway stations.[6][7]

Services

Passenger trains having halt at Ochira railway station.

No. Train No Origin Destination Train Name
1. 56300/56301 Kollam Junction Alappuzha Passenger
2. 56391/56392 Kollam Junction Ernakulam Passenger
3. 56305 Kottayam Kollam Junction Passenger
4. 56304 Nagercoil Junction Kottayam Passenger
5. 66300/66301 Kollam Junction Ernakulam MEMU
6. 66307/66308 Ernakulam Kollam Junction MEMU
7. 56393/56394 Kottayam Kollam Junction Passenger
8. 66302/66303 Kollam Junction Ernakulam MEMU
9. 56365/56366 Guruvayur Punalur Fast Passenger

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ochira Railway Station
  2. ↑ Passenger trains partially cancelled for two days
  3. ↑ Five killed as train rams van at level crossing - The Hindu
  4. ↑ Five killed as train rams van at level crossing - The Hindu
  5. ↑ Ochira Temple - Mathrubhumi
  6. ↑ 10 More Stations To Be Made World-Class Railway Stations - India Tv
  7. ↑ Railway to convert 10 stations into world class