Angamaly railway station explained

Angamaly for Kaladi
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Angamaly South, Angamaly, Kerala 683572
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:3
Tracks:6
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Rebuilt:Yes
Electrified:Yes
Code:AFK
Owned:Indian Railways
Zone:Southern Railway
Passengers:10000 per day (includes up and down passengers, may vary)

Angamaly for Kalady (station code: AFK) is an NSG–4 category Amruth Bharat Railway Station Amrit Bharat Station Scheme Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a railway station Located at Angamaly (major suburb of Kochi City) in Ernakulam district of Kerala state in India operated by Southern Railway Network. It lies in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Trivandrum division. Angamaly is the halting point for 48 trains including Express and all Passenger trains passing through this station. The railway station is located about 26 km from Ernakulam Town and 10 km from stations. It Is the nearest railway station of Cochin International Airport, 5 km apart, where above 10 million passengers traveling every year.

This railway station has a Full Rake facility of Goods Yard and FCI private sidings railway line and TELK private siding railway line.

Angamaly ranked 28 out of 104 for earnings during 2016–17 fiscal year.

The proposed rail line to Sabarimala is starting from here. The proposed line starts from Angamaly in Ernakulam district and ends at Erumelli, one of the major Ayyappa pilgrims base camp centre, at Kottayam district. The centre has allocated a total outlay of Rs 923 crore to the state for various railway projects for the year 2018–19. The new projects announced are the Rs 1518-crore doubling in the Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari section and a third line in the 107-km-long Ernakulam–Shornur congested sector. The estimated cost of the project when it was conceived years ago was Rs 517 crore. But due to delay in implementation, the cost had escalated to Rs 1,566 crore now.

Layout

Angamaly railway station has 3 platforms to handle long-distance and Passenger trains and 2 platforms to handle cargo. There is one entrance at present. 1 Foot overbridge, cooled drinking water facility available, Parking facility for vehicles available in railway compound and private pay and park facilities are available. 24 hour auto taxi facility available. Lot of nearby star hotel rooms available within a vicinity of 200meters. Private Bustand located near the railway station. KSRTC buses available in front of the railway station. KSRTC main depot located 2 km away from this railway station. Railway sanctioned lift facility at 1, 2 and 3rd platforms and its implementation has not started yet. one SBI ATM facility in front of the station itself and a Federal Bank ATM facility located at 100meters away from the main entrance. One full rake Goods Yard and 2 private railway sidings for FCI & TELK.

Revenue

Angamaly railway station is an average revenue station for Thiruvananthapuram rail division.Annual passenger earnings details of railway stations in Kerala In the financial year 2016–17 it earned 7cr rupees, with 21 lakh passengers per year using the service.

Nearby places

Trains passing through Angamaly railway station

No.Train no.Train nameArrival daysSchedule
1.16629Malabar ExpressDaily00:29
2.16347Mangaluru Central ExpressDaily02:29
3.16630Malabar ExpressDaily02:49
4.16381Kanniyakumari Jayanti JanataDaily03:42
5.16127Guruvayur ExpressDaily04:14
6.16341Thiruvananthapuram IntercityDaily04:21
7.16187Karaikkal–Ernakulam (Tea Garden) ExpressDaily05:24
8.12623Chennai Central–Thiruvananthapuram Central MailDaily06:00
9.56361Shoranur–Ernakulam PassengerDaily06:14
10.16526Kanniyakumari Island ExpressDaily06:44
11.56370Ernakulam–Guruvayur PassengerDaily06:52
12.16328Guruvayur–Madurai ExpressDaily07:12
13.16305Ernakulam–Kannur Intercity ExpressDaily07:19
14.22639Chennai Central–Alappuzha (Alleppey) SF ExpressDaily07:44
15.56362Kottayam–Nilambur Road Passenger (unreserved)Daily07:53
16.56371Guruvayur–Ernakulam Passenger (unreserved)Daily08:15
17.16308Kannur–Alappuzha Executive ExpressDaily10:40
18.22646Ahilya Nagari SF ExpressSaturday10:44
19.12512Thiruvananthapuram Central–Gorakhpur Rapti Sagar SF ExpressSun, Tue, Wed10:44
20.12522Ernakulam–Barauni Rapti Sagar SF ExpressFri10:44
21.66611Palakkad Jn–Ernakulam Jn MEMUSun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat10:57
22.22648Thiruvananthapuram Central–Korba SF ExpressMon, Thu11:04
23.16302Shornur Venad ExpressDaily11:04
24.22645Thiruvananthapuram Ahilya Nagari ExpressWed11:44
25.12511Gorakhpur–Thiruvananthapuram Central Rapti Sagar SF ExpressSun, Thu, Fri11:44
26.12521Barauni–Ernakulam Rapti Sagar SF ExpressThu11:44
27.16650Mangalore Parasuram ExpressDaily11:44
28.22647Korba–Thiruvananthapuram Central SF ExpressMon, Fri11:49
29.16649Thiruvananthapuram Parasuram ExpressDaily13:32
30.16382Kanniyakumari–Mumbai CSMT (Jayanti Janata) ExpressDaily14:08
31.56375/Guruvayur–Ernakulam Passenger (unreserved)Daily14:29
32.66612Ernakulam Jn.–Palakkad Jn. MEMUSun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat15:59
33.16301Thiruvananthapuram Venad ExpressDaily15:54
34.16307Alappuzha–Kannur Executive ExpressDaily16:49
35.22640Alappuzha–Chennai Central (Alleppey) SF ExpressDaily17:59
36.56364Ernakulam Jn–Shoranur Jn Passenger (unreserved)Daily18:23
37.16525Bangalore Island ExpressDaily18:39
38.56363Nilambur Road–Kottayam Passenger (unreserved)Daily19:04
39.16306Kannur–Ernakulam Intercity ExpressDaily19:24
40.12624Thiruvananthapuram Central–Chennai Central MailDaily19:59
41.56376Ernakulam–Guruvayur Passenger (unreserved)Daily20:37
42.16342/Thiruvananthapuram Central uruvayur InterCity ExpressDaily22:19
43.16188Ernakulam–Karaikkal (Tea Garden) ExpressDaily22:29
44.16128/Guruvayur–Chennai Egmore ExpressDaily22:49
45.16348Mangaluru Central–Thiruvananthapuram ExpressDaily22:51
46.16327Madurai–Guruvayur ExpressDaily00:19
47.16791Thirunelveli -Palakkad Palaruvi Express Daily 09:17
48.16792Palakkad -Thirunelveli Palaruvi ExpressDaily 17:50

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 28 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 . 4 . 1 April 2023.