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Tripunithura railway station

Summary

Tripunithura railway station (station code: TRTR) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a railway terminal located at Thrippunithura , Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala. The station is on the rail route between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Ernakulam Junction via Kottayam.

Tripunithura
Indian Railways station
Tripunithura railway station
General information
LocationTripunithura, Kerala, India
Coordinates9°56′59″N 76°21′09″E / 9.949752°N 76.352556°E / 9.949752; 76.352556
Elevation18 m
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Ernakulam South–Ernakulam Town, Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTRTR
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
ClassificationNSG-5
History
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Location
Tripunithura is located in India
Tripunithura
Tripunithura
Location within India
Tripunithura is located in Kerala
Tripunithura
Tripunithura
Tripunithura (Kerala)

History edit

During the construction of the first railway line in Kerala the king of the royal kingdom of Kochi sold 14 golden caparisons of elephants of Poornathrayeesha temple at Tripunithura to finance the track between Ernakulam and Shoranur.[citation needed]

Layout edit

Tripunithara railway station has two platforms for handling long distance and passenger trains .

Significance edit

  • Tripunithara railway station connected to kochi metro, Prominent industries like FACT, Kochi Refineries, Hindustan Organics and Chemicals Ltd, Carbon Black Industries Ltd etc. are in close proximity to the Tripunithura railway station. The information technology park InfoPark, Kochi, is situated at a distance of 9.5 km from Tripunithura railway station. Tripunithura and Aluva is the entry point for travelers from Idukki district, which is not connected to a rail network. It is also the nearest station for people going to Muvattupuzha, Kolenchery, Puthencruz, Thiruvankulam, Maradu, Kundannur and Chottanikkara Temple.[2]
  • Tripunithura railway station is located on the side of the Thrippunithura Terminal metro station(kochi metro) Services edit

    SuperFast/Express trains edit

    No. Train no. Origin Destination Train name
    1. 12623/12624 Thiruvananthapuram Central Chennai Central Chennai Mail
    2. 16382 Only Mumbai Kanyakumari Jayanthi Janatha Express
    3. 16303/16304 Thiruvananthapuram Central Ernakulam Junction Vanchinad Express
    4. 16525/16526 Kanyakumari Bangalore Island Express
    5. 22647/22648 Thiruvananthapuram Central Korba via Chennai Central Korba Express
    6. 16649/16650 Nagercoil Mangalore Central Parasuram Express
    7. 16301/16302 Thiruvananthapuram Central Shornur Junction Venad Express
    8. 16629/16630 Thiruvananthapuram Central Mangalore Central Malabar Express

    Passenger trains edit

    No. Train no. Origin Destination Train name
    1. 56385/56386 Kottayam Ernakulam South Kottayam–Ernakulam Passenger
    2. 56391/56392 Kollam Ernakulam South Kollam–Ernakulam Passenger
    3. 56387/56388 Kayamkulam Ernakulam South Kayankulam–Ernakulam Passenger
    4. 66300/66301 Kollam Ernakulam South Kollam–Ernakulam MEMU
    5. 66307/66308 Kollam Ernakulam South Kollam–Ernakulam MEMU
    6. 56390/56391 Kottayam Ernakulam South Ernakulam–Kottayam Passenger
    7. 56387/56388 Kayamkulam Ernakulam South Kayamkulam–Ernakulam Passenger
    8. 56365/56366 Punalur Guruvayur Punalur–Guruvayur Fast Passenger

    See also edit

    References edit

    1. ^ "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. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
    2. ^ "Mass memorandum for train stops at Tripunithura". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.