Thrissur railway station

Thrissur railway station (Code: TCR)[2][3] is a railway station in Kerala, India. Thrissur also is known as the Cultural Capital of Kerala. Thrissur Railway Station is a major railway head in South India and A1 classified station operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division. It is the busiest railway station in Kerala state in terms of rail traffic with 189 halting trains. Daily trains are available to Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Mangalore, and Hyderabad. This station lies on the Shoranur – Cochin Harbour section, which is one of the busiest railway corridors in Kerala.[4] It has three satellite stations, Punkunnam railway station and two minor stations, Ollur railway station and Mulankunnathukavu railway station. Thrissur Railway Station also connects to the temple town of Guruvayur by Thrissur-Guruvayur Section.

Railways in Kerala cities

Thrissur railway station
Regional rail & Light rail station
Thrissur Railway Station
LocationKokkalai, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Coordinates10.515°N 76.208°E / 10.515; 76.208
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section
Guruvayur–Thrissur spur line
Platforms4
Tracks6
ConnectionsTaxi Stand, Cycle Stand and Auto Stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled access
Other information
Station codeTCR
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
History
Opened2 June 1902 (1902-06-02)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous namesMadras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Traffic
Passengers (2018-19)18,580 passengers per day[1]
Rank6 (in Kerala)
4 (in Trivandrum division)
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Southern Railway zone
Route map
 km
  Kozhikode 
Shoranur Junction
 Palakkad Junction  
 1 Bharathapuzha Halt
Bharathappuzha
PGT limits
TVC limits
 4 Vallathol Nagar
 8 Mullurkara
 17 Wadakkanchery
 24 Mulankunnathukavu
31 Punkunnam
 33 Thrissur
 40 Ollur
 47 Pudukad
Karuvannur River
 50 Nellayi
 57 Irinjalakuda
 63 Chalakudi
Chalakudy River
 65 Divine Nagar
 69 Koratty
 74 Karukutty
 78 Angamaly
 84 Chovvara
Periyar (river)
 88 Aluva
 94 Kalamassery
 98 Edappally
 104 Ernakulam Town
to Kottayam
 106 Ernakulam C Cabin
 107 Ernakulam Junction

Layout

The station has four platforms and two entrances, one at the eastern side which is the main entrance and the second one at western side which was opened in 2010. The station can be easily accessed from Kottappuram side and the KSRTC transport bus stand side. It has three railway over bridges connecting first platform to the second, third and fourth platforms. The station operate passenger trains and goods trains.

Facilities
Passengers waiting for the train at the platform No 2 at the Thrissur Railway Station.
  • Tickets

The station has five counters for non-reservation tickets in the east side, two ticket counters in the west side and ten automatic ticket vending machines (ATVM) in east also. The reservation counters for the long-distance is situated in the eastern side with four counters in a separate building.

  • Waiting halls

The station has an air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned waiting hall for first-class and sleeper class passengers. The round-the-clock air-conditioned waiting hall is maintained with the cooperation of the Kudumbasree Mission. The hall has facilities such as TV, toilet, library, and kids entertainment section are there.

  • Google free Wi-Fi

The passengers can access free Wi-fi facility inside the station provided by Google and railwire[5][6]

  • Retiring rooms

The station has four retiring beds in air conditioned Double Bed category (Season price: 840, None-Season price: 700); eight beds in air-conditioned Dormitory category (S-240, NS180) and one Non air conditioned Single Bed category (S-390, NS-325).

  • Parking

Paid four wheeler and two-wheeler parking is available in the east and west entrance of the station. Pre-paid autorickshaw services are also made to the passengers.

  • Food

The station also provides vegetarian and non vegetarian food through the 1,830 sqft multi-cuisine food plaza.[7]

  • Foot over bridges

The station has three foot over bridges. One in the centre of the station and second and third in the south and north of the station.

There is a computer-controlled coach guidance system and a plasma screen for display of information to passengers.[8][9][10][11][12]

Other facilities available are Parcel booking office, Railway Mailing service (RMS) office, State Bank of India and Canara Bank Automated teller machine (ATMs).

Railway Police Station
Thrissur Railway Map

Thrissur Railway Station has a railway police station with a Circle Inspector as the head and one Sub Inspectors. For the security of passengers, the Indian Railways have installed 21 high definition cameras which cover all the platforms and the ticket counters which is connected to the main system. There are two 42 inch LCD monitors which monitor all the visuals in the station.[13]

Future expansion plans

The Southern Railways is planning to double the Shoranur – Cochin Harbour section by setting up a third and fourth line. The new line will cater to the International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi.[14][15] It is also planning a suburban railway system connecting Thrissur to Kochi and Palakkad using Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit services (MEMUs), with the first services are expected to begin in late 2010 or early 2011 for which works are underway. A Pedestrian Flyover platform connecting all the platforms to the nearby KSRTC Bus station is being planned.

See also
  • Ollur Railway Station
  • Poonkunnam Railway Station
  • Guruvayur Railway Station
  • Mulankunnathukavu Railway Station
  • Thrissur Railway Passengers’ Association

References
  1. "Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2017-18 - Thiruvananthapuram Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. "Kozhikode now A-1 station". Manoramaonline. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. "Categorization of stations in Thiruvananthapuram Division - Southern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. "List of trains from Thrissur railway station, Page 8". Manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  5. "Wi-Fi facility at Thrissur railway station". The Hindu. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. "Free wifi at Thrissur railway station from Monday onwards". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  7. "Passengers, you are on observation". manoramaonline. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  8. "Stone laid for new entrance to Thrissur railway station". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  9. "Multi-cuisine food plazas in 5 rly. stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  10. "Master plan for Thrissur railway station ready". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  11. "Thrissur railway station to get facelift". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  12. "Thrissur railway station to get second entrance". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  13. "Video surveillance system at Central". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  14. "DRM sets priorities for rail development". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  15. "Top official hopeful of pending raiLway projects". Ttransreporter. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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