Aluva railway station
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Aluva Railway Station
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| Station of Shoranur – Cochin Harbour section and Southern Railways. | |
A view of Aluva Station. Four platforms are visible.
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| Location | Goodshed Road, Aluva, Ernakulam District |
| Coordinates | 10°06′29″N 76°21′22″E / 10.108°N 76.356°ECoordinates: 10°06′29″N 76°21′22″E / 10.108°N 76.356°E |
| Elevation | 12 m |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
| Platform levels | 1 |
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| Station code | AWY |
| Fare zone | Southern Railways |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 30000 per day |
Aluva is one of the important railway stations in Greater Kochi situated in Ernakulam district and also the second busiest station in the Indian state of Kerala in terms of number of trains after Thrissur Railway Station. It is an A grade station under Thiruvananthapuram railway division. It lies in the Shoranur-Kochi Harbour section of Thiruvananthapuram railway division.
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,Kodungallur, Perumbavoor, Moovattupuzha and Munnar. It also serves passengers to and from Kochi International Airport. Aluva station boasts of being the busiest railway station in the entire Kochi metropolitan area, surpassing the North and South railway stations in the heart of the city. This is because irrespective of Kottayam/Alappuzha route, almost all south-bound trains stop here, while it is not the case with North(for Kottayam-bound trains) and South(for trains towards Alappuzha) stations.
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.
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.
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