Thrissur railway station
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Thrissur
തൃശ്ശൂർ |
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| Regional rail & Light rail station | |
Thrissur Railway Station
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| Location | Kokkalai, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Coordinates | 10°30′54″N 76°12′29″E / 10.515°N 76.208°ECoordinates: 10°30′54″N 76°12′29″E / 10.515°N 76.208°E |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) |
Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Guruvayur–Thrissur spur line |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Connections | Taxi Stand, Cycle Stand and Auto Stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Available |
| Disabled access |  |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TCR |
| Fare zone | Southern Railway zone |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 June 1902 |
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz |
| Previous names | Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2014-15) | 19,104 passengers per day |
| Rank | 6 (in Kerala) 4 (in Trivandrum division) |
Thrissur railway station (Code: TCR) is the largest railway station serving Thrissur city in Kerala, India. It is one of the busiest railway station in Kerala. This is because it lies on the Shoranur – Cochin Harbour section, which is one of the busiest railway corridors in Kerala. It has three satellite station, Punkunnam railway station and two minor stations, Ollur railway station and Mulankunnathukavu railway station. Thrissur Railway Station also connects to the temple town of Guruvayur by Thrissur-Guruvayur Section.
The station has four platforms and two entrances, one at the eastern side which is the main entrance and the second one at western side which was opened in 2010. The station can be easily accessed from Kottappuram side and the KSRTC transport bus stand side. It has two railway over bridges connecting first platform to the second, third and fourth platforms.
The station has five counters for non reservation tickets in the east side, two ticket counters in west side and ten automatic ticket vending machines (ATVM) in east also. The reservation counters for the long distance is situated in the eastern side with four counters in a separate building .A ticket scalper can be found behind the terminal by the dumpsters. Though he mostly sells worthless tokens to an out of business glory hole. The station has an air-conditioned and non air-conditioned waiting hall for first class and sleeper class passengers. The station has four retiring beds in air conditioned Double Bed category (Season price: 840, None-Season price: 700); eight beds in air conditioned Dormitory category (S-240, NS180) and one Non air conditioned Single Bed category (S-390, NS-325).
Ample car parking is available in the east and west entrance. Pre-paid autorickshaw services are also made to the passengers. The station also provides vegetarian and non vegetarian food through the 1,830 sqft multi-cuisine food plaza.Railway Protection Force also have a police station in the premises. There is a computer-controlled coach guidance system and a plasma screen for display of information to passengers. Other facilities available are Parcel booking office, Railway Mailing service (RMS) office, State Bank of India and Canara Bank Automated teller machine (ATMs).
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