Aluva railway station explained

Aluva
Alwaye
Style:Indian Railways
Type:Station of Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section and Southern Railways.
Address:Railway Station Road, Aluva, Kochi, Kerala
Other:Aluva KSRTC, Aluva metro
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:3
Elevation:12 m
Levels:1
Tracks:6
Status:Active
Electrified:Yes
Code:AWY
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Zone:Southern Railways
Passengers:12,160 per day[1]

Aluva railway station (station code: AWY[2]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[3] It is a railway station in the city of Aluva in the Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. The station lies in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Thiruvananthapuram railway division. It is located right aside Aluva KSRTC bus stand, one of the main bus terminals in Ernakulam district, and a kilometre away from Aluva metro station of the Kochi Metro.[4]

Aluva is an important halting stop for all passenger trains passing through the region except Rajadhani Express and a few super fast trains. It 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. It is the third busiest railway station in Ernakulam district, after Ernakulam Junction railway station and Ernakulam Town railway station. 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.[5]

Layout

Aluva railway station has 3 platforms to handle long distance and passenger trains and 1 platform to handle cargo.

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 Ernakulam district, 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.[6]

Trains passing through Aluva railway station

Train No:OriginDestinationTrain name
22639/22640AlappuzhaChennaiAlappuzha Express
13352/13351AlappuzhaDhanbadTata Express
16307/16308KannurAlappuzha Kannur Express
16341/16342GuruvayurGuruvayur Thiruvananthapuram Express
12512/12511Thiruvananthapuram North KOCHUVELI Raptisagar SF Express
12625/12626Thiruvananthapuram CentralNew DelhiKerala Express
16302/16301Venad Express
16326/16325Ahilyanagari Express
16332/16331Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji TerminusMumbai Express
16346/16345Netravathi Express
16604/16603Thiruvananthapuram CentralMaveli Express
16316/16315KochuveliKochuveli Bangalore Express
19577/19578jamnagar Happa Express
12788/12787TirunelveliBilaspur Bilaspur Superfast Express
16128/16127Guruvayur Express
16606/16605Ernad Express
12507/12508Thiruvananthapuram CentralGuwahatiThiruvananthapuram Guwahati Super Fast Express
12617/12618Ernakulam SouthH.NizamuddinMangala Lakshadweep Express
12645/12646Ernakulam SouthH.NizamuddinMillenium Express
16187/16188Ernakulam SouthKaraikalTea Garden Express
16305/16306Ernakulam SouthKannurIntercity Express
16307/16308Ernakulam SouthKannurExecutive Express
12678/12677Ernakulam SouthBangaloreIntercity Express
12683/12684Ernakulam SouthBangaloreSuperfast Express
22607/22608Ernakulam SouthBangaloreSuperfast Express
10216/10215Ernakulam SouthMadgonMadagon Express
22669/22670Ernakulam SouthPatnaPatna Express
Ernakulam SouthPatnaPatna Express
16337/16338Ernakulam SouthOkhaOkha Express
12522/12521Ernakulam SouthBarauniRaptisagar Express
11098/11097Ernakulam SouthPunePoorna Express
12977/12978Ernakulam SouthAjmerMarusagar Express
22816/22817Ernakulam SouthBilaspurBilaspur Express
16649/16650MangaloreNagercoilParasuram Express
17229/17230Thiruvananthapuram CentralHyderabadSabari Express
16381/16382PUNE JUNCTION KanyakumariJayanthi Janatha Express
16525/16526KanyakumariBangaloreIsland Express
12623/12624ChennaiThiruvananthapuram CentralThiruvananthapuram Mail
12257/12258KochuveliYeswantpurYeswantpur Express
16629/16630Thiruvananthapuram CentralMangaloreMalabar Express
16347/16348TrivandrumMangaloreMangalore Express
16343/16344Thiruvananthapuram CentralMADURAI JUNCTIONAmritha Express
16327/16328KorbaThiruvananthapuram CentralKorba Express
16317/16318KanyakumariJammutawiHimsagar Express
16311/16312KochuveliBikanerKochuveli Bikaner express
12515/12516Thiruvananthapuram CentralGuwahatiThiruvananthapuram Guwahati Superfast Express
12659/12660THIRUVANANTHAPURAMshalimarGurudev Express
16333/16334Thiruvananthapuram CentralVeravalVeraval Express
16335/16336GandhidhamNagercoilNagercoil Gandhidham Express
16302/16301Thiruvananthapuram CentralShoranur JunctionVenad Express
12075/12076Thiruvananthapuram CentralKozhikodeJanshatabdi Express
22633/22634Thiruvananthapuram CentralNizamuddinNizamuddin SF Express
18567/18568Kollam JunctionVishakapatanamKollam–Visakhapatnam Express

Passenger trains passing through Aluva railway station

Train No:OriginDestination
56608Ernakulam SouthShoranur
56606Ernakulam SouthShoranur
66612Ernakulam SouthPalakad Jn (MEMU)
56375Ernakulam SouthGuruvayur
56370Ernakulam SouthGuruvayur
56606Ernakulam SouthGuruvayur
56363Ernakulam SouthNilambur
56366PunalurGuruvayur
56608Ernakulam SouthGuruvayur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Re-development Data – Aluva(AWY) . Central Railway Zone – Indian Railways . 1 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Station Code Index . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 25 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf . 16 February 2024 . 5 . 2023–24.
  3. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 23 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 2 . 1 April 2023.
  4. News: 2017-07-20 . Kochi Metro's junction development works progress at Aluva and Edappally . The Times of India . 2023-12-18 . 0971-8257.
  5. Web site: 2020-05-03 . How Odisha migrant workers in Kerala were chosen, brought home in special trains . 2023-12-18 . Hindustan Times . en.
  6. Web site: Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2019-20 – Thiruvananthapuram Division. Indian Railways . 18 January 2021.

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