| Ochira | |
| Type: | Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station |
| Style: | Indian Railways |
| Address: | Ochira, Kollam, Kerala |
| Country: | India |
| Map Type: | India#India Kerala |
| Line: | –Kollam Junction–Thiruvananthapuram Central |
| Structure: | At–grade |
| Platform: | 2 |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Electrified: | 25 kV AC 50 Hz |
| Owned: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | Southern Railway zone |
| Status: | Functioning |
| Zone: | Indian Railways |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Ochira railway station (station code: OCR) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is situated near the city of Kollam in Kollam district of Kerala. Ochira railway station is situated at the borders of Kollam district. The railway station is situated between and Kayamkulam.[2] [3] [4] The nearest important major rail head is Kollam Junction railway station. The other major railway stations near Ochira are Kayamkulam Junction railway station and Karunagappalli railway station.
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] |[8]
Passenger trains having halt at Ochira railway station.
| No. | Train no | Origin | Destination | Train name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 56300/56301 | Passenger | |||
| 2. | 56391/56392 | Ernakulam | Passenger | ||
| 3. | 56305 | Passenger | |||
| 4. | 56304 | Passenger | |||
| 5. | 66300/66301 | Ernakulam | MEMU | ||
| 6. | 66307/66308 | Ernakulam | MEMU | ||
| 7. | 56393/56394 | Passenger | |||
| 8. | 66302/66303 | Ernakulam | MEMU | ||
| 9. | 56365/56366 | Fast Passenger |