Aluva railway station (Code: AWY) is a railway station in

Aluva Aluva (; also known by its former name Alwaye) is a town in the Ernakulam District in Kerala, India. It is a part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is situated around from the city center on the banks of Periyar River. A major transpor ...

, in the city of

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Ke ...

in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Canar ...

. It is an NSG 3 grade station under Thiruvananthapuram railway division. It lies in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of

Thiruvananthapuram railway division Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division (TVC) is one of the six administrative divisions of the Southern Railway, Indian Railways. It has its headquarters at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala, India. Thiruvananthapuram D ...

. 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 Kalamassery () is a major industrial region in the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. It houses companies like Apollo Tyres and HMT; IT/Electronics Parks like KINFRA Hi Tech Park, Startup Village, and Electronics City. Kalamasse ...

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, Idukki District,

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, Kakkanad, Kizhakkambalam,

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and

Muvattupuzha Muvattupuzha () is a town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located about from downtown Kochi, and is a growing urban centre in central Kerala. The town is also the starting poin ...

. It also serves passengers to and from Cochin International Airport. Aluva station boasts of being the third busiest railway station in

city, after

Ernakulam Junction railway station Ernakulam Junction railway station (also known as Ernakulam South, code: ERS) is the biggest railway station in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. Controlling 376 train routes at a time, it is the busiest railway junction station in South Indi ...

and

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situated in the heart of the city. The station also handles the highest number of migrant labourers in the state since it is closest to

, a suburban town in

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. The station is located right aside Aluva KSRTC bus stand, one of the main bus terminals in Kochi, and a kilometre away from Aluva metro station of

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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 railway division. In the financial year 2018–19 it earned 63,38,17,308 rupees (63.38 crores), the third highest in

city, fifth highest in

after

Thiruvananthapuram Central Thiruvananthapuram Central, formerly Trivandrum Central (also known as Thampanoor railway station) (station code: TVC), is a major railway station which serves the city of Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum), capital of Kerala state, In ...

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(184.48 crores),

(163.38 crores),

Thrissur railway station Thrissur railway station (station code:- TCR) is a railway station in Kerala, India. Thrissur also is known as the Cultural Capital of Kerala. Thrissur railway station is a major railway head in South India and A1 classified station operated by ...

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

(106.74 crores),

(67.38 crores), and 19th highest in Southern Railways.

Trains passing through Aluva railway station

Passenger trains passing through Aluva railway station

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

{{Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division Thiruvananthapuram railway division Railway stations in Ernakulam district Aluva