Ernakulam Town
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Ernakulam Town is one of the three main railway stations in the city of Kochi
, in the state of Kerala
, India
. The station is operated by the Southern Railway
zone of the Indian Railways
and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram Railway division
. It is situated in the northern part of the city and the stopping point for trains going towards mainly to Kottayam
side in the south. This is a convenient station to alight for passengers traveling to Northern suburbs of Cochin city and nearby areas.
The major railway station in Kochi
is the Ernakulam Junction Railway Station
.
which in turn is referred to as (and was officially called for a long time as) "Ernakulam South" or simply "South".
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
, in the state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The station is operated by the Southern Railway
Southern Railway (India)
The Southern Railway is the earliest of the 16 zones of the Indian Railways created in independent India. It was created on April 14, 1951 by merging three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway. The South Indian Railway...
zone of the Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram Railway division
Thiruvananthapuram Railway division
Thiruvananthapuram Railway division is one of the 6 divisions of the Southern Railway Zone of India. Its headquarters is in Thiruvananthapuram. It was the 53rd Division in the country, was carved out of the Palakkad Division and started in October 1979...
. It is situated in the northern part of the city and the stopping point for trains going towards mainly to Kottayam
Kottayam
Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...
side in the south. This is a convenient station to alight for passengers traveling to Northern suburbs of Cochin city and nearby areas.
The major railway station in Kochi
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
is the Ernakulam Junction Railway Station
Ernakulam Junction
Ernakulam Junction is the largest railway station in the city of Kochi. The station has six platforms and two terminals...
.
Local name of the station
Among Kochites, this station is referred to as "Ernakulam North" or simply "North" as it is in the Northern part of Kochi, to distinguish it from Ernakulam JunctionErnakulam Junction
Ernakulam Junction is the largest railway station in the city of Kochi. The station has six platforms and two terminals...
which in turn is referred to as (and was officially called for a long time as) "Ernakulam South" or simply "South".
Trains passing through Ernakulam Town
- MangaloreMangaloreMangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
- Trivandrum Parasuram ExpressParasuram ExpressThe Parasuram Express is an express train run by Indian Railways connecting Mangalore, Karnataka with Thiruvanthapuram, the capital city of Kerala...
: Train No:6649/6650 - Trivandrum - Hyderabad Sabari ExpressSabari ExpressThe Sabari Express is one of the most prestigious train operated by South Central Railway between Hyderabad and Kochuveli in Trivandrum with 24-coach rake...
: Train No:7229/7230 - Mumbai CST - KanyakumariKanyakumariKanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...
Jayanthi Janatha Express: Train No:6381/6382 - KanyakumariKanyakumariKanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...
- BangaloreBangaloreBengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
Island ExpressIsland Express (train)The Island Express is an Indian Railways train running between Bangalore and Kanyakumari. Train# 16526 runs from Bangalore to Kanyakumari, and Train# 16525 runs in the reverse direction...
: Train No:6525/6526 - ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
- Trivandrum Superfast MailTrivandrum MailThe Thiruvananthapuram mail is a super fast train running between Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai. It is one of the most prestigious trains of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian railways. It connected Chennai with Kochi in early 1960s numbered with...
: Train No:2623/2624 - Kochuveli - Yeswantpur Express: Train No:2257/2258
- ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
- Trivandrum Superfast Express: Train No:2695/2696 - Trivandrum - MangaloreMangaloreMangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
Malabar ExpressMalabar ExpressThe Malabar Express is a train service in India, named after the Malabar coast, the anothersouth-western coastal region of India from Mangalore to Kanyakumari. As the name suggests, it connects the Malabar region in north Kerala to the south. This train runs between Mangalorecentral and...
: Train No:6629/6630 - Trivandrum - MangaloreMangaloreMangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
Express: Train No:6347/6348 - Trivandrum - PalakkadPalakkadPalakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...
Town Amritha Express: Train No;6343/6344 - Korba - Trivandrum Express: Train No:6327/6328
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Kochuveli Garib RathGarib RathThe Garib Rath express train is one of the premier trains introduced by the Indian Railways in 2005 by Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to provide fully air-conditioned travel to those passengers who could not afford the expensive tickets of the fully air-conditioned coaches as in Rajdhani...
: Train No:2201/2202 - Yeswantpur - Kochuveli Express: Train No:2777/2778
- Kochuveli - DehradunDehradun- Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...
Express: Train No:2287/2288 - KanyakumariKanyakumariKanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...
- Jammutawi Himsagar ExpressHimsagar ExpressHimsagar Express is the second longest running train on the Indian Railways in terms of distance and time. It runs from Kanyakumari in India's southernmost state, Tamil Nadu to Jammu Tawi, in Jammu & Kashmir - the northernmost state of India...
: Train No:6317/6318 - Bikaner - Kochuveli Express: Train No:6311/6312
- ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
- Trivandrum Weekly Superfast Express: Train No:2697/2698 - Trivandrum - GuwahatiGuwahatiGuwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
Superfast Express: Train No:2515/2516 - NagercoilNagercoilNagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
-Howrah Gurudev Express: Train No:2659/2660 - VeravalVeravalVeraval is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located 6 km from Somnath.- History :...
- Trivandrum Express: Train No:6333/6334 - GandhidhamGandhidhamGandhidham is a city and a municipality in the Kachchh District of Gujarat state of India. The town was created in the early 1950s for the resettlement of the refugees from Sindh of Pakistan in the aftermath of the partition of India....
- NagercoilNagercoilNagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
Express: Train No:6335/6336 - Trivandrum - Shornur Junction Venad ExpressVenad ExpressThe Venad Express is a train which goes from Shoranur to Trivandrum. It is numbered train no. 16301 and 16302 ....
: Train No:6302/6301 - Alleppey - ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
Alleppey ExpressAlleppey ExpressAlleppey Express is one of the oldest trains in the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways that runs from Chennai to Alappuzha. The train was introduced in 1944 known as Cochin Express connecting Kochi with Chennai but later changed to its present name after its extension to Alappuzha in...
: Train No:6042/6041 - Ernakulam - CannanoreKannurKannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
Intercity Express: Train No:6305/6306 - Trivandrum-Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express: Train No: 12081/12082
See also
- Ernakulam JunctionErnakulam JunctionErnakulam Junction is the largest railway station in the city of Kochi. The station has six platforms and two terminals...
- Cochin Harbour TerminusCochin Harbour TerminusCochin Harbour Terminus is one of the railway stations in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is located on the Willingdon Island. The Cochin Harbour Terminus is the principal station providing rail connectivity to the southern segment of the Port of Kochi located on the...
- Indian RailwaysIndian RailwaysIndian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
- Transport in KochiTransport in KochiKochi ; formerly known as Cochin) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city is unofficially known as economic capital of Kerala, hence transport plays a crucial role in the city...