Thrissur railway station

Thrissur railway station (station code:- TCR)^[2][3] 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 the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division. It is the busiest railway station in Kerala state in terms of rail traffic with 189 halting trains. At ₹97 crore (equivalent to ₹121 crore or US$15 million in 2023) in financial year 2018–19, it is the fourth largest in terms of passenger revenues in Kerala and the eighth largest in Southern Railway.^[4] Daily trains are available to Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Mangalore, and Hyderabad. This station lies on the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section, which is one of the busiest railway corridors in Kerala.^[5] It has three satellite stations, 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.

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Indian Railways station
Thrissur railway station
General information
Location	Kokkalai, Thrissur, Thrissur District, Kerala,  India
Coordinates	10°30′54″N 76°12′29″E / 10.515°N 76.208°E / 10.515; 76.208
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	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	TCR
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened	2 June 1902; 121 years ago (1902-06-02)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Passengers
2018–19	18,580 passengers per day^[1]
Rank	6 (in Kerala) 4 (in Trivandrum division)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Punkunnam towards Shoranur towards ? Southern Railway zone Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Ollur towards Ernakulam towards ?
Route map Shoranur–Ernakulam line Legend km Nilambur–Shoranur line to Nilambur Road Shoranur–Mangalore section to Kozhikode 0 Shoranur Junction SH 22 Jolarpettai–Shoranur line to Palakkad Junction 1 Bharathapuzha Halt Bharathappuzha River ↑ PGTTooltip Palakkad railway division limits ↓ TVCTooltip Thiruvananthapuram railway division limits SH 22 4 Vallathol Nagar Thazhepra overpass 8 Mullurkara SH 22 Aloor River SH 22 17 Wadakkanchery SH 76 Athani overpass Velappaya overpass 24 Mulankunnathukavu Pamboor overpass Thanikkudam River to Guruvayur SH 69 31 Punkunnam Kottapuram overpass Azhekoddan Road 33 Thrissur SH 22 Kappela overpass 40 Ollur Ollur overpass Manali River 47 Pudukad Karuvannur River 50 Nellayi Muriyad–Moorkanal canal SH 61 57 Irinjalakuda SH 51 Ashtamichira Road 63 Chalakudi Chalakudy River 65 Divine Nagar Muringoor overpass Koratty overpass 69 Koratty Pongam overpass 74 Karukutty Elavoor Road Manjally Thodu 78 Angamaly NH 544 Old Airport Road Airport Road 84 Chovvara Thuruth Bridge Periyar SH 16 88 Aluva Masjid Road 94 Kalamassery Old Kalamassery overpass NH 544 South Kalamassery overpass Edapally River NH 66 98 Edappally to Valarpadam Terminal Chittoor Road 104 Ernakulam Town North Railway overpass Pullepady overpass to Kottayam A L Jacob overpass 106 Ernakulam C Cabin 107 Ernakulam Junction SH 15 to Cochin Harbour Terminus to Alappuzha km This diagram: view talk edit
Location
Interactive map

Thrissur Railway Map

Layout

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 three railway over bridges connecting first platform to the second, third and fourth platforms. The station operate passenger trains and goods trains.

Facilities

 

Passengers waiting for the train at the platform No 2 at the Thrissur railway station

• Tickets

The station has five counters for non-reservation tickets in the east side, two ticket counters in the 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.

• Waiting halls

The station has an air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned waiting hall for first-class and sleeper class passengers. The round-the-clock air-conditioned waiting hall is maintained with the cooperation of the Kudumbasree Mission. The hall has facilities such as TV, toilet, library, and kids entertainment section are there.

• Google free Wi-Fi

The passengers can access free Wi-fi facility inside the station provided by Google and railwire^[6][7]

• Retiring rooms

The station has four retiring beds in air conditioned Double Bed category (Season price: 840, Non-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).

• Parking

Paid four wheeler and two-wheeler parking is available in the east and west entrance of the station. Pre-paid autorickshaw services are also made to the passengers.

• Food

The station also provides vegetarian and non-vegetarian food through the 1,830 sqft multi-cuisine food plaza.^[8]

• Foot overbridges

The station has three foot overbridges. One in the centre of the station and second and third in the south and north of the station.

There is a computer-controlled coach guidance system and a plasma screen for display of information to passengers.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

Other facilities available are Parcel booking office, Railway Mailing service (RMS) office, State Bank of India and Canara Bank Automated teller machine (ATMs).

Railway Police Station

Thrissur railway station has a railway police station with a Circle Inspector as the head and one Sub Inspectors. For the security of passengers, the Indian Railways have installed 21 high definition cameras which cover all the platforms and the ticket counters which is connected to the main system. There are two 42 inch LCD monitors which monitor all the visuals in the station.^[14]

Future expansion plans

The Southern Railways is planning to quadruple the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section by setting up a third and fourth line. The new line will cater to the International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi.^[15][16] A pedestrian flyover platform connecting all the platforms to the nearby KSRTC bus station is being planned.

See also

• Ollur railway station
• Punkunnam railway station
• Guruvayur railway station
• Mulankunnathukavu railway station
• Thrissur Railway Passengers’ Association

References

1. "Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2017-18 - Thiruvananthapuram Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
2. "Kozhikode now A-1 station". Manoramaonline. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
3. "Categorization of stations in Thiruvananthapuram Division – Southern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 27 January 2015.
4. . Manoramaonline.com. Thrissur. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
5. "List of trains from Thrissur railway station, Page 8". Manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
6. "Wi-Fi facility at Thrissur railway station". The Hindu. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
7. "Free wifi at Thrissur railway station from Monday onwards". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
8. "Passengers, you are on observation". manoramaonline. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
9. "Stone laid for new entrance to Thrissur railway station". The Hindu. 8 September 2006. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
10. "Multi-cuisine food plazas in 5 rly. stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
11. . The Hindu. 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
12. . The Hindu. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
13. . The Hindu. 2 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
14. . The Hindu. 24 August 2006. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
15. "DRM sets priorities for rail development". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
16. "Top official hopeful of pending raiLway projects". Ttransreporter. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

External links

 

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• The official website of Southern railway
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