Ernakulam Town railway station

Ernakulam Town
Express train, Passenger train and Commuter station
General information
Other namesErnakulam North
LocationErnakulum North, Ernakulam, Kerala
India
Coordinates9°59′30.40″N 76°17′12.13″E / 9.9917778°N 76.2867028°E / 9.9917778; 76.2867028
Elevation27 ft (8.2 m)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section
Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
Ernakulam–Alappuzha–Kayamkulam line
Platforms2
Tracks4
ConnectionsTown Hall metro, Kaloor Private Bus Stand
Construction
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeERN
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened1890; 134 years ago (1890)
Rebuilt2003; 21 years ago (2003) (first)
August 2025; 10 months' time (August 2025) (second)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2018-1927,945 per day[1]
Annual passengers – 1,02,00,000 (2021–22)
Rank9 (in Kerala)
6 (in Trivandrum division)
Route map
Location
Ernakulam Town is located in India
Ernakulam Town
Ernakulam Town
Location within India
Ernakulam Town is located in Kerala
Ernakulam Town
Ernakulam Town
Ernakulam Town (Kerala)

Ernakulam Town (also known as Ernakulam North) (station code: ERN[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 Kochi, Kerala. It is the second major railway station in Kochi after Ernakulam Junction. It is located in the northern part of the city and handles around 90 trains daily. With an annual passenger footfall of 1.02 crore, Ernakulam Town railway station serves as a main stop in Ernakulam for the trains that travels through the Kottayam line.[4]

  1. ^ "Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2019-20 – Thiruvananthapuram Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 26 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 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Redevelopment of Ernakulam North railway station gains steam". The Hindu. 16 February 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 December 2023.