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
LocationRailway Station Road, Aluva, Kochi, Kerala
Coordinates10°06′29″N 76°21′22″E / 10.108°N 76.356°E / 10.108; 76.356
Elevation12 m
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Platforms3
Tracks6
ConnectionsAluva KSRTC, Aluva metro
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Platform levels1
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeAWY
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
12,160 per day[1]
Route map

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 in the city of Aluva in the Ernakulam district 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 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]

  1. ^ "Station Re-development Data – Aluva(AWY)". Central Railway Zone – Indian Railways. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Kochi Metro's junction development works progress at Aluva and Edappally". The Times of India. 20 July 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  5. ^ "How Odisha migrant workers in Kerala were chosen, brought home in special trains". Hindustan Times. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2023.