Tripunithura railway station explained

Tripunithura
Style:Indian Railways
Type:Indian Railways station
Address:Tripunithura, Kerala, India
Map Type:India#India Kerala
Elevation:18 m
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Southern Railway zone
Line:Ernakulam SouthErnakulam Town, Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
Platform:2
Tracks:4
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Status:Functioning
Classification:NSG-5
Electrified:25 kV AC 50 Hz

Tripunithura railway station (station code: TRTR) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a railway terminal located at Thrippunithura, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala. The station is on the rail route between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Ernakulam Junction via .

History

During the construction of the first railway line in Kerala the king of the royal kingdom of Kochi sold 14 golden caparisons of elephants of Poornathrayeesha temple at Tripunithura to finance the track between Ernakulam and Shoranur.

Layout

Tripunithara railway station has two platforms for handling long distance and passenger trains .

Significance

Services

SuperFast/Express trains

No.Train no.OriginDestinationTrain name
1.12623/12624Thiruvananthapuram CentralChennai CentralChennai Mail
2.16382 OnlyMumbaiKanyakumariJayanthi Janatha Express
3.16303/16304Thiruvananthapuram CentralErnakulam JunctionVanchinad Express
4.16525/16526KanyakumariBangaloreIsland Express
5.22647/22648Thiruvananthapuram CentralKorba via Chennai CentralKorba Express
6.16649/16650NagercoilMangalore CentralParasuram Express
7.16301/16302Thiruvananthapuram CentralShornur JunctionVenad Express
8.16629/16630Thiruvananthapuram CentralMangalore CentralMalabar Express

Passenger trains

No.Train no.OriginDestinationTrain name
1.56385/56386Ernakulam SouthKottayam–Ernakulam Passenger
2.56391/56392KollamErnakulam SouthKollam–Ernakulam Passenger
3.56387/56388KayamkulamErnakulam SouthKayankulam–Ernakulam Passenger
4.66300/66301KollamErnakulam SouthKollam–Ernakulam MEMU
5.66307/66308KollamErnakulam SouthKollam–Ernakulam MEMU
6.56390/56391Ernakulam SouthErnakulam–Kottayam Passenger
7.56387/56388KayamkulamErnakulam SouthKayamkulam–Ernakulam Passenger
8.56365/56366PunalurGuruvayurPunalur–Guruvayur Fast Passenger

See also

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 . 3 April 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 . 7 . 1 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Mass memorandum for train stops at Tripunithura. 3 July 2014. 14 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714193545/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130817/news-current-affairs/article/mass-memorandum-train-stops-tripunithura. dead.