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{{short description|Railway station in Aluva, Kochi, Kerala, India}}
{{for|the place|Aluva}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2011}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Aluva<br>Alwaye
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| style = Indian Railways
| type = Station of [[Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section]] and [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railways]].
| image = Aluva Railway Station.JPG
| image_size =
| image_caption = A view of Aluva station. Three platforms are visible.
| address = Goodshed Road, Aluva, Kochi, Kerala
| coordinates = {{Coord|10.108|76.356|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=title,inline}}
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 3
| elevation = 12 m
| levels = 1
| tracks = 6
| bicycle =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA =
| code = AWY
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| passengers = 12,160 per day<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/redevelopment_view_details_r.jsp?ID1=Aluva |title=Station Re-development Data – Aluva(AWY) |publisher=Central Railway Zone – Indian Railways |access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services =
| route_map = {{Shoranur–Ernakulam line}}
}}

'''Aluva railway station''' (Code: AWY) is a railway station in [[Aluva]], in the city of [[Kochi]] in the state of [[Kerala]]. It is an NSG 3 grade station under Thiruvananthapuram railway division.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/50| title=Arrivals at AWY/Aluva (Alwaye)| website=India Rail Info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/50| title=Departures from AWY/Aluva (Alwaye)| website=India Rail Info}}</ref> It lies in the [[Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section]] of [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]].

Aluva is an important halting stop for all passenger trains passing through the region except Rajadhani Express and a few super fast trains. This is a convenient station to alight for passengers traveling to [[Kalamassery]], [[North Paravur]], [[Idukki District]], [[Kodungallur]], [[Perumbavoor]], [[Kakkanad]], [[Kizhakkambalam]], [[Kothamangalam]] and [[Muvattupuzha]]. It also serves passengers to and from [[Cochin International Airport]]. Aluva station boasts of being the third busiest railway station in [[Kochi]] city, after [[Ernakulam Junction railway station]] and [[Ernakulam Town railway station]] situated in the heart of the city. The station also handles the highest number of migrant labourers in the state since it is closest to [[Perumbavoor]], a suburban town in [[Kochi Urban Agglomeration]].

The station is located right aside [[Aluva KSRTC bus station|Aluva KSRTC bus stand]], one of the main bus terminals in Kochi, and a kilometre away from [[Aluva metro station]] of [[Kochi Metro]].

== Layout ==
Aluva railway station has 3 platforms to handle long distance and passenger trains and 1 platform to handle cargo. There is one entrance presently{{when|date=November 2015}} a secondary entrance is being planned.

== Revenue ==
Aluva railway station is a high-revenue-earning station for Thiruvananthapuram railway division. In the financial year 2018–19 it earned 63,38,17,308 rupees (63.38 crores), the third highest in [[Kochi]] city, fifth highest in [[Kerala]] after [[Thiruvananthapuram Central]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] (184.48 crores), [[Ernakulam Junction railway station]] in [[Kochi]] (163.38 crores), [[Thrissur railway station]] in [[Thrissur]] (106.74 crores), [[Ernakulam Town railway station]] in [[Kochi]] (67.38 crores), and 19th highest in [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railways]].

== Trains passing through Aluva railway station ==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#ffffff;"
|-
! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train No:
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Origin
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Destination
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train name
|-
|22639/22640
|[[Alappuzha]]
|[[Chennai]]
|Alappuzha Express
|-
|13352/13351
|[[Alappuzha]]
|[[Dhanbad]]
|Tata Express
|-
|16307/16308
|[[Alappuzha]]
|[[Kannur]]
| Alappuzha Kannur Express
|-
|16341/16342
|[[Guruvayur]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|Guruvayur Thiruvananthapuram Express
|-
|12512/12511
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh|Gorakhpur Junction]]
|[[Raptisagar Express|Raptisagar SF Express]]
|-
|12625/12626
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[New Delhi]]
|[[Kerala Express]]
|-
|16302/16301
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Shornur Junction]]
|[[Venad Express]]
|-
|16326/16325
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Indore Junction]]
|[[Ahilyanagari Express]]
|-
|16332/16331
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus]]
|Mumbai Express
|-
|16346/16345
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus]]
|[[Netravathi Express]]
|-
|16604/16603
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Mangalore]]
|Maveli Express
|-
|16316/16315
|[[Kochuveli railway station|Kochuveli]]
|[[Bangalore]]
|Kochuveli Bangalore Express
|-
|19577/19578
|[[Tirunelveli]]
|Happa
|Happa Express
|-
|12788/12787
|[[Tirunelveli]]
|Bilaspur
|Bilaspur Superfast Express
|-
|16128/16127
|[[Guruvayur]]
|[[Chennai Egmore]]
|Guruvayur Express
|-
|16606/16605
|[[Nagercoil]]
|[[Mangalore]]
|Ernad Express
|-
|12507/12508
|Thiruvananthapuram Central
|[[Guwahati]]
|Thiruvananthapuram Guwahati Super Fast Express
|-
|12617/12618
|Ernakulam South
|[[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|H.Nizamuddin]]
|[[Mangala Lakshadweep Express]]
|-
|12645/12646
|Ernakulam South
|[[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|H.Nizamuddin]]
|Millenium Express
|-
|16865/16866
|Ernakulam South
|[[Karaikal]]
|[[Tea Garden Express]]
|-
|16305/16306
|Ernakulam South
|[[Kannur]]
|Intercity Express
|-
|16307/16308
|Ernakulam South
|[[Kannur]]
|Executive Express
|-
|12678/12677
|Ernakulam South
|[[Bangalore City railway station|Bangalore]]
|Intercity Express
|-
|12683/12684
|Ernakulam South
|[[Bangalore]]
|Superfast Express
|-
|22607/22608
|Ernakulam South
|[[Bangalore City railway station|Bangalore]]
|Superfast Express
|-
|10216/10215
|Ernakulam South
|[[Margao|Madgon]]
|Madagon Express
|-
|16309/16310
|Ernakulam South
|[[Patna]]
|Patna Express
|-
|16359/16360
|Ernakulam South
|[[Patna]]
|Patna Express
|-
|16337/16338
|Ernakulam South
|[[Okha, Gujarat|Okha]]
|Okha Express
|-
|12522/12521
|Ernakulam South
|[[Barauni]]
|[[Raptisagar Express]]
|-
|11098/11097
|Ernakulam South
|[[Pune]]
|Poorna Express
|-
|12977/12978
|Ernakulam South
|[[Ajmer]]
|[[Marusagar Express]]
|-
|22816/22817
|Ernakulam South
|[[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]]
|[[Bilaspur Express]]
|-
|16649/16650
|[[Mangalore]]
|[[Nagercoil]]
|[[Parasuram Express]]
|-
|17229/17230
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
|[[Sabari Express]]
|-
|16381/16382
| Mumbai CST
|[[Kanyakumari]]
|Jayanthi Janatha Express
|-
|16525/16526
|[[Kanyakumari]]
|[[Bangalore]]
|[[Island Express (train)|Island Express]]
|-
|12623/12624
|[[Chennai]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Mail]]
|-
|12257/12258
|Kochuveli
|Yeswantpur
|Yeswantpur Express
|-
|16629/16630
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Mangalore]]
|[[Malabar Express]]
|-
|16347/16348
|[[Trivandrum]]
|[[Mangalore]]
|Mangalore Express
|-
|16343/16344
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Palakkad]] Town
|[[Amritha Express]]
|-
|16327/16328
|Korba
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|Korba Express
|-
|16317/16318
|[[Kanyakumari]]
|Jammutawi
|[[Himsagar Express]]
|-
|16311/16312
|Kochuveli
|[[Bikaner]]
|Kochuveli Bikaner express
|-
|12515/12516
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Guwahati]]
|Thiruvananthapuram Guwahati Superfast Express
|-
|12659/12660
|[[Nagercoil]]
|shalimar
|Gurudev Express
|-
|16333/16334
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Veraval]]
|Veraval Express
|-
|16335/16336
|[[Gandhidham]]
|[[Nagercoil]]
|Nagercoil Gandhidham Express
|-
|16302/16301
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Shoranur Junction]]
|[[Venad Express]]
|-
|12075/12076
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Kozhikode]]
|[[Janshatabdi Express]]
|-
|22633/22634
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|Nizamuddin
|[[Nizamuddin SF Express]]
|-
|18567/18568
|[[Kollam Junction]]
|[[Vishakapatanam]]
|[[Kollam–Visakhapatnam Express]]
|}

== Passenger trains passing through Aluva railway station ==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#ffffff;"
|-
! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train No:
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Origin
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Destination
|-
|56608
|Ernakulam South
|Shoranur
|-
|56606
|Ernakulam South
|Shoranur
|-
|66612
|Ernakulam South
|Palakad Jn (MEMU)
|-
|56375
|Ernakulam South
|Guruvayur
|-
|56370
|Ernakulam South
|Guruvayur
|-
|56606
|Ernakulam South
|Guruvayur
|-
|56363
|Ernakulam South
|Nilambur
|-
|56366
|Punalur
|Guruvayur
|-
|56608
|Ernakulam South
|Guruvayur
|-
|}

== Demands ==
{{by whom|date=November 2015}}
* Modernization of existing rail terminal
* Opening of new entrance at the western side
* Increasing parking facility for cars in existing terminal and in demanding new entrance at the western side
* Modification of Platform 4
* Extension of Ernakulam–Thiruvananthapuram express to Aluva
* Extension of Ernakulam-bound passenger trains (from Kollam, Kayamkulam, Kottayam and Alappuzha) to Aluva
* Extension of Kozhikode -Thrissur passenger train to aluva
* Escalators at platforms
* LED displays at the terminal
* Transfer of goods yard to Chowara
* Opening of passenger amenities centre
* Stoppage for Kochuveli–Amritsar Express
* Stoppage for Thiruvananthapuram Central–Nizamudin Express
* Stoppage for Kochuveli–Porbandhar Express
* Stoppage for Kochuveli–Dehradun Express
* Stoppage for Ernakulam–Pune Express
* Stoppage for Thiruvananthapuram Central–Chennai Superfast
* Stoppage for Thiruvananthapuram Central–Chennai Express
* Stoppage for Kochuveli–Hubli Express
* Stoppage for [[Kannur Jan Shatabdi Express|Thiruvananthapuram–Kannur Jan Shatabdi Express]]
(the stoppages for Amritsar, Dehradun, Nizamuddin and Porbandar expresses would decrease the efficiency of these services as they are the fastest trains through Kerala)

== References ==
{{commons category|Aluva railway station}}
{{reflist}}

{{Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division}}

[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Ernakulam district]]
[[Category:Aluva]]

Aluva railway station - Revision history

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