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Aluva railway station

Aluva Alwaye
Station of Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section and Southern Railways.
A view of Aluva station in 2011. Three platforms are visible.
General information
Location	Raliway Station Road, Aluva, Kochi, Kerala
Coordinates	10°06′29″N 76°21′22″E / 10.108°N 76.356°E / 10.108; 76.356
Elevation	12 m
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Connections	Aluva KSRTC, Aluva metro
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Platform levels	1
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	AWY
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
12,160 per day[1]
Route map Shoranur–Ernakulam line Legend km Nilambur–Shoranur line toNilambur Road Shoranur–Mangalore section toKozhikode 0 Shoranur Junction SH 22 Jolarpettai–Shoranur line toPalakkad Junction 1 Bharathapuzha Halt Bharathappuzha River ↑ PGTTooltip Palakkad railway division limits ↓ TVCTooltip Thiruvananthapuram railway division limits SH 22 4 Vallathol Nagar Thazhepra overpass 8 Mullurkara SH 22 Aloor River SH 22 17 Wadakkanchery SH 76 Athani overpass Velappaya overpass 24 Mulankunnathukavu Pamboor overpass Thanikkudam River toGuruvayur SH 69 31 Punkunnam Kottapuram overpass Azhekoddan Road 33 Thrissur SH 22 Kappela overpass 40 Ollur Ollur overpass Manali River 47 Pudukad Karuvannur River 50 Nellayi Muriyad–Moorkanal canal SH 61 57 Irinjalakuda SH 51 Ashtamichira Road 63 Chalakudi Chalakudy River 65 Divine Nagar Muringoor overpass Koratty overpass 69 Koratty Pongam overpass 74 Karukutty Elavoor Road Manjally Thodu 78 Angamaly NH 544 Old Airport Road Airport Road 84 Chovvara Thuruth Bridge Periyar SH 16 88 Aluva Masjid Road 94 Kalamassery Old Kalamassery overpass NH 544 South Kalamassery overpass Edapally River NH 66 98 Edappally toValarpadam Terminal Chittoor Road 104 Ernakulam Town North Railway overpass Pullepady overpass toKottayam A L Jacob overpass 106 Ernakulam C Cabin 107 Ernakulam Junction SH 15 to Cochin Harbour Terminus toAlappuzha km This diagram: view talk edit

Aluva railway station (station code: AWY^[2]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway stationinThiruvananthapuram railway divisionofSouthern Railway zone.^[3] It is a railway station in the city of Aluva in the Ernakulam district in the Indian stateofKerala. The station lies in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour sectionofThiruvananthapuram 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[edit]

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

Revenue[edit]

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 CentralinThiruvananthapuram (184.48 crores), Ernakulam Junction railway stationinKochi (163.38 crores), Thrissur railway stationinThrissur (106.74 crores), Ernakulam Town railway stationinKochi (67.38 crores), and 19th highest in Southern Railways.^[6]

Trains passing through Aluva railway station[edit]

Passenger trains passing through Aluva railway station[edit]

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