Ollur railway station

Ollur

ഒല്ലൂര്
Ollur; ഒല്ലൂര്
Regional rail and Light rail station
	Ollur railway station
General information
Location	Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Coordinates	10°28′26″N 76°14′13″E / 10.474°N 76.237°E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section
Platforms	1
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Depth	43 feet
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Not Available
Other information
Station code	OLR
Fare zone	Southern Railway zone
History
Opened	2 June 1902; 122 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Passengers
	500
Services

Ollur railway station (station code: OLR) falls between Thrissur railway station and Pudukad railway station in the busy Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Trivandrum railway division.

Administration

Ollur railway station is operated by the Chennai-headquartered Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

History

Ollur railway station traces its history to 1902, when Shoranur–Cochin railway line was built during the rule of Rama Varma XV of Cochin Royal Family. Britishers bought the land and the house of Moyalan Varghees for Rs.50 to construct the Ollur railway station.^[1]

Passenger trains from Ollur railway station

Train number	Train name	From	Arrival	Departure
MEMU/66611	Palakkad Jn–Ernakulam Jn	Palakkad Junction railway station	10:54	10:55
MEMU/66612	Ernakulam Jn–Palakkad Jn	Ernakulam Junction railway station	16:47	16:48
56361	Shoranur Jn–Ernakulam Jn Passenger	Shoranur Junction railway station	5:17	5:18
56362	Ernakulam–Nilambur Road Passenger	Ernakulam Junction railway station	08:53	08:54
56365	Guruvayur–Punalur Fast Passenger	Guruvayur railway station	06:34	06:35
56366	Punalur–Guruvayur Fast Passenger	Punalur railway station	00:29	00:30
56363	Nilambur Road–Ernakulam Passenger	Nilambur Road	17:57	17:58
56364	Ernakulam Jn–Shoranur Jn Passenger	Ernakulam Junction railway station	19:24	19:25
56370	Ernakulam–Guruvayur Passenger	Ernakulam Junction railway station	07:37	07:38
56371	Guruvayur–Ernakulam Passenger	Guruvayur railway station	07:16	07:17
56375	Guruvayur–Ernakulam Passenger	Guruvayur railway station	13:28	13:29
56376	Ernakulam–Guruvayur Passenger	Ernakulam Junction railway station	21:09	21:10

References

^ "Ollur railway station". Thrissur Corporation. Retrieved 16 February 2010.

[1] "Ollur railway station". Thrissur Corporation. Retrieved 16 February 2010.

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