Thrissur railway station

Thrissur


Trichur
Indian Railways station
Thrissur railway station
General information
LocationKokkalai, Thrissur, Thrissur District, Kerala,
 India
Coordinates10°30′54″N 76°12′29″E / 10.515°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
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Accessible Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTCR
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened2 June 1902 (1902-06-02)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMadras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Passengers
2018–1918,580 passengers per day
Rank6 (in Kerala)
4 (in Trivandrum division)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Punkunnam towards Shoranur
towards ?
Southern Railway zone Ollur towards Ernakulam
towards ?
Location
Interactive map

Thrissur railway station (station code: TCR) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It 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 one of the busiest railway station in Kerala state in terms of rail traffic with 189 halting trains. At 97 crore (equivalent to 121 crore or US$14 million in 2023) in financial year 2018–19, it is the fourth largest in terms of passenger revenues in Kerala and the eighth largest in Southern Railway. 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. 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.