Tripunithura railway station

Coordinates: 9°56′59″N 76°21′09″E / 9.949752°N 76.352556°E / 9.949752; 76.352556
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Tripunithura

തൃപ്പൂണിത്തുറ
Indian Railway Station
General information
LocationKaringachira, Thrippunithura, Ernakulam, 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)Kayamkulam Junction-Kottayam- Ernakulam South-Ernakulam Town
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTRTR
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
History
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz

Tripunithura railway station is located at Karingachira, Thrippunithura which is a suburban area of Ernakulam town, in the Indian state of Kerala.The station is on the rail route between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Ernakulam South via Kottayam.

History

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.

Layout

Tripunithara railway station has 2 platforms for handling long distance and passenger trains.

Significance

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 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

Express trains

No. Train No: Origin Destination Train Name
1. 12623/12624 Thiruvananthapuram Central Chennai Central Chennai Mail
2. 16382/16382 Kanyakumari Mumbai 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

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

References

  1. ^ "Mass memorandum for train stops at Tripunithura".
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