Aluva railway station

Aluva Railway Station
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°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	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 Cochin 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-Cochin Harbour section of Trivandrum 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 Cochin 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

Passenger trains passing through Aluva railway station

Demands

• Modernization of existing rail terminal
• Opening of new entrance at the western side
• Modification of Platform 4
• Extension of Ernakulam - trivandrum 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)

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