| Style | Indian Railways |
|---|---|
| Address | Railway Station Road, Aluva, Kochi, Kerala |
| Coordinates | 10.108°N 76.356°E |
| 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 mainly catering to the passengers from the northern part of the city of Kochi 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 the city of Kochi, 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 Kochi, 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: | ! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Origin | ! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Destination | ! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22639/22640 | Alappuzha | Chennai | Alappuzha Express |
| 13352/13351 | Alappuzha | Dhanbad | Tata Express |
| 16307/16308 | Alappuzha | Kannur | Alappuzha Kannur Express |
| 16341/16342 | Guruvayur | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Guruvayur Thiruvananthapuram Express |
| 12512/12511 | Thiruvananthapuram North | Gorakhpur Junction | Raptisagar SF Express |
| 12625/12626 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | New Delhi | Kerala Express |
| 16302/16301 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Shornur Junction | Venad Express |
| 16326/16325 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Indore Junction | Ahilyanagari Express |
| 16332/16331 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus | Mumbai Express |
| 16346/16345 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus | Netravathi Express |
| 16604/16603 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Mangalore | Maveli Express |
| 16316/16315 | Kochuveli | Bangalore | Kochuveli Bangalore Express |
| 19577/19578 | Tirunelveli | jamnagar | Happa Express |
| 12788/12787 | Tirunelveli | Bilaspur | Bilaspur Superfast Express |
| 16128/16127 | Guruvayur | Chennai Egmore | Guruvayur Express |
| 16606/16605 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Mangalore | Ernad Express |
| 12507/12508 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Guwahati | Thiruvananthapuram Guwahati Super Fast Express |
| 12617/12618 | Ernakulam South | H.Nizamuddin | Mangala Lakshadweep Express |
| 12645/12646 | Ernakulam South | H.Nizamuddin | Millenium Express |
| 16187/16188 | Ernakulam South | Karaikal | Tea Garden Express |
| 16305/16306 | Ernakulam South | Kannur | Intercity Express |
| 16307/16308 | Ernakulam South | Kannur | Executive Express |
| 12678/12677 | Ernakulam South | Bangalore | Intercity Express |
| 12683/12684 | Ernakulam South | Bangalore | Superfast Express |
| 22607/22608 | Ernakulam South | Bangalore | Superfast Express |
| 10216/10215 | Ernakulam South | Madgon | Madagon Express |
| 22669/22670 | Ernakulam South | Patna | Patna Express |
| Ernakulam South | Patna | Patna Express | |
| 16337/16338 | Ernakulam South | Okha | Okha Express |
| 12522/12521 | Ernakulam South | Barauni | Raptisagar Express |
| 11098/11097 | Ernakulam South | Pune | Poorna Express |
| 12977/12978 | Ernakulam South | Ajmer | Marusagar Express |
| 22816/22817 | Ernakulam South | Bilaspur | Bilaspur Express |
| 16649/16650 | Mangalore | Nagercoil | Parasuram Express |
| 17229/17230 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Secunderabad Junction | Sabari Express |
| 16381/16382 | Pune Junction | Kanyakumari | Jayanthi Janatha Express |
| 16525/16526 | Kanyakumari | Bangalore | Island Express |
| 12623/12624 | Chennai | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Thiruvananthapuram Mail |
| 12257/12258 | Kochuveli | Yeswantpur | Yeswantpur Express |
| 16629/16630 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Mangalore | Malabar Express |
| 16347/16348 | Trivandrum | Mangalore | Mangalore Express |
| 16343/16344 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Madurai Junction | Amritha Express |
| 16327/16328 | Korba | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Korba Express |
| 16317/16318 | Kanyakumari | Jammutawi | Himsagar Express |
| 16311/16312 | Kochuveli | Bikaner | Kochuveli Bikaner express |
| 12515/12516 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Guwahati | Thiruvananthapuram Guwahati Superfast Express |
| 12659/12660 | Nagercoil | shalimar | Gurudev Express |
| 16333/16334 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Veraval | Veraval Express |
| 16335/16336 | Gandhidham | Nagercoil | Nagercoil Gandhidham Express |
| 16302/16301 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Shoranur Junction | Venad Express |
| 12075/12076 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Kozhikode | Janshatabdi Express |
| 22633/22634 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Nizamuddin | Nizamuddin SF Express |
| 18567/18568 | Kollam Junction | Vishakapatanam | Kollam–Visakhapatnam Express |
Passenger trains passing through Aluva railway station
| Train No: | ! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Origin | ! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| 56608 | Ernakulam South | Shoranur |
| 56606 | Ernakulam South | Shoranur |
| 66612 | Ernakulam South | Palakad Jn (MEMU) |
| 56375 | Ernakulam South | Guruvayur |
| 56370 | Ernakulam South | Guruvayur |
| 56606 | Ernakulam South | Guruvayur |
| 56363 | Ernakulam South | Nilambur |
| 56366 | Punalur | Guruvayur |
| 56608 | Ernakulam South | Guruvayur |
References
- ^ "Station Re-development Data – Aluva(AWY)". Central Railway Zone – Indian Railways. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Station Code Index". Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 5. Archived 16 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)". Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 2. Archived 23 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Kochi Metro's junction development works progress at Aluva and Edappally". The Times of India. 2017-07-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "How Odisha migrant workers in Kerala were chosen, brought home in special trains". Hindustan Times. 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2019-20 – Thiruvananthapuram Division". Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 January 2021.