Aluva railway station

Aluva railway station is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station mainly catering to the passengers from the northern part of the city of Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala. The station lies in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Thiruvananthapuram railway division. It is located right aside Aluva KSRTC bus stand, one of the main bus terminals in the city of Kochi, and a kilometre away from Aluva metro station of the Kochi Metro.
Aluva is an important halting stop for all passenger trains passing through the region except Rajadhani Express and a few super fast trains. It 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. It is the third busiest railway station in Kochi, after Ernakulam Junction railway station and Ernakulam Town railway station. 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.

Layout

Aluva railway station has 3 platforms to handle long distance and passenger trains and 1 platform to handle cargo.

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, the third highest in Ernakulam district, fifth highest in Kerala after Thiruvananthapuram Central in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam Junction railway station in Kochi, Thrissur railway station in Thrissur, Ernakulam Town railway station in Kochi, and 19th highest in Southern Railways.