Aluva railway station

Aluva railway station (Code: AWY) is a railway station in Aluva, a suburb of Kochi city in the state of Kerala. It is an NSG 3 grade station under Thiruvananthapuram railway division.[2][3] It lies in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Thiruvananthapuram railway division.

Aluva Alwaye
Station of Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section and Southern Railways.
A view of Aluva station. Three platforms are visible.
Location	Goodshed Road, Aluva, Kerala
Coordinates	10.108°N 76.356°E
Elevation	12 m
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Platform levels	1
Other information
Station code	AWY
Fare zone	Southern Railways
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
12,160 per day[1]
Route map km Nilambur–Shoranur line to Nilambur Road Shoranur–Mangalore section to Kozhikode Shoranur Junction Jolarpettai–Shoranur line to Palakkad Junction 1 Bharathapuzha Halt Bharathappuzha ↑ PGT limits ↓ TVC limits 4 Vallathol Nagar 8 Mullurkara 17 Wadakkanchery 24 Mulankunnathukavu to Guruvayur 31 Punkunnam 33 Thrissur 40 Ollur 47 Pudukad Karuvannur River 50 Nellayi 57 Irinjalakuda 63 Chalakudi Chalakudy River 65 Divine Nagar 69 Koratty 74 Karukutty 78 Angamaly 84 Chovvara Periyar 88 Aluva 94 Kalamassery 98 Edappally 104 Ernakulam Town to Kottayam 106 Ernakulam C Cabin 107 Ernakulam Junction to Alappuzha km

Aluva is an important halting stop for all passenger trains passing through the region except Rajadhani Express and a few super fast trains. This 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. Aluva station boasts of being the busiest railway station in Ernakulam district surpassing the North and South railway stations in the heart of the Ernakulam city. This is because irrespective of Kottayam/Alappuzha route, almost all south-bound trains stop here, while it is not the case with Ernakulam Town railway station(for Kottayam-bound trains) and Ernakulam Junction (for trains towards Alappuzha) stations.

Layout

Aluva railway station has 3 platforms to handle long distance and passenger trains and 1 platform to handle cargo. There is one entrance presently a secondary entrance is being planned.

Revenue

Aluva railway station is a high-revenue-earning station for Thiruvananthapuram rail division. In the financial year 2011–12 it earned 320749989 rupees, the highest after Thiruvananthapuram Central, Ernakulam Junction, Thrissur, Ernakulam Town, Kollam Junction and Kottayam, which are stations located at any of the District Headquarters in the state.

Trains passing through Aluva railway station

Train No:	Origin	Destination	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 Central	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	Happa	Happa Express
12788/12787	Tirunelveli	Bilaspur	Bilaspur Superfast Express
16128/16127	Guruvayur	Chennai Egmore	Guruvayur Express
16606/16605	Nagercoil	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
16865/16866	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
16309/16310	Ernakulam South	Patna	Patna Express
16359/16360	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	Hyderabad	Sabari Express
16381/16382	Mumbai CST	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	Palakkad Town	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:	Origin	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

Demands

• Modernization of existing rail terminal
• Opening of new entrance at the western side
• Increasing parking facility for cars in existing terminal and in demanding new entrance at the western side
• Modification of Platform 4
• Extension of Ernakulam–Thiruvananthapuram express to Aluva
• Extension of Ernakulam-bound passenger trains (from Kollam, Kayamkulam, Kottayam and Alappuzha) to Aluva
• Extension of Kozhikode -Thrissur passenger train to aluva
• Escalators at platforms
• LED displays at the terminal
• Transfer of goods yard to Chowara
• Opening of passenger amenities centre
• Stoppage for Kochuveli–Amritsar Express
• Stoppage for Thiruvananthapuram Central–Nizamudin Express
• Stoppage for Kochuveli–Porbandhar Express
• Stoppage for Kochuveli–Dehradun Express
• Stoppage for Ernakulam–Pune Express
• Stoppage for Thiruvananthapuram Central–Chennai Superfast
• Stoppage for Thiruvananthapuram Central–Chennai Express
• Stoppage for Kochuveli–Hubli Express
• Stoppage for Thiruvananthapuram–Kannur Jan Shatabdi Express

(the stoppages for Amritsar, Dehradun, Nizamuddin and Porbandar expresses would decrease the efficiency of these services as they are the fastest trains through Kerala)

References

1. "Station Re-development Data – Aluva(AWY)". Central Railway Zone – Indian Railways. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
2. "Arrivals at AWY/Aluva (Alwaye)". India Rail Info.
3. "Departures from AWY/Aluva (Alwaye)". India Rail Info.