Tripunithura railway station

Tripunithura
Tripunithura
Indian Railways station
	Tripunithura railway station
Location	Tripunithura, Kochi, Kerala; India
Coordinates	9°56′59″N 76°21′09″E / 9.949752°N 76.352556°E
Elevation	18 m
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Ernakulam South–Ernakulam Town, Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	TRTR
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Classification	NSG-5
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Location
	Tripunithura Location within India Tripunithura Tripunithura (Kerala)

Tripunithura railway station is a (NSG 5 Category) railway terminal located at Tripunithura, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala. The station is on the rail route between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Ernakulam Junction via Kottayam.

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]

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.^[1]

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

References[edit]

↑ "Mass memorandum for train stops at Tripunithura".

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[1] "Mass memorandum for train stops at Tripunithura".

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