Ernakulam Town railway station, Kochi

For the other major railway station in Ernakulam, see Ernakulam Junction railway station.

"Ernakulam Town" redirects here. For the central business district of the city of Kochi, see Ernakulam.

Ernakulam Town (also known as Ernakulam North) (station code: ERN^[2]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[3] It is a railway station in the city of Kochi, Kerala. It is the second major railway station in Kochi after Ernakulam Junction. It is located in the northern part of the city and handles around 90 trains daily. With an annual passenger footfall of 1.02 crore, Ernakulam Town railway station serves as a main stop in Ernakulam for the trains that travels through the Kottayam line.^[4]

Ernakulam Town
Express train, Passenger train and Commuter station
General information
Other names	Ernakulam North
Location	Ernakulum North, Ernakulam, Kerala India
Coordinates	9°59′30.40″N 76°17′12.13″E
Elevation	27 ft (8.2 m)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kollam line Ernakulam–Alappuzha–Kayamkulam line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Connections	Town Hall metro, Kaloor Private Bus Stand
Construction
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	ERN
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened	1890; 135 years ago (1890)
Rebuilt	2003; 22 years ago (2003) (first) August 2025; 2 months' time (August 2025) (second)
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2018-19	27,945 per day[1] Annual passengers – 1,02,00,000 (2021–22)
Rank	9 (in Kerala) 6 (in Trivandrum division)
Route map Shoranur–Ernakulam line Legend km Nilambur–Shoranur line to Nilambur Road Shoranur–Mangalore section to Kozhikode 0 Shoranur Junction SH 22 Jolarpettai–Shoranur line to Palakkad Junction 1 Bharathapuzha Halt Bharathappuzha River ↑ PGTTooltip Palakkad railway division ↓ TVCTooltip Thiruvananthapuram railway division limits SH 22 4 Vallathol Nagar Thazhepra overpass 8 Mullurkara SH 22 Aloor River SH 22 17 Wadakkanchery SH 76 Athani overpass Velappaya overpass 24 Mulankunnathukavu Pamboor overpass Thanikkudam River to Guruvayur SH 69 31 Punkunnam Kottapuram overpass Azhekoddan Road 33 Thrissur SH 22 Kappela overpass 40 Ollur Ollur overpass Manali River 47 Pudukad Karuvannur River 50 Nellayi Muriyad–Moorkanal canal SH 61 57 Irinjalakuda SH 51 Ashtamichira Road 63 Chalakudi Chalakudy River 65 Divine Nagar Muringoor overpass Koratty overpass 69 Koratty Pongam overpass 74 Karukutty Elavoor Road Manjally Thodu 78 Angamaly NH 544 Old Airport Road Airport Road 84 Chovvara Thuruth Bridge Periyar SH 16 88 Aluva Masjid Road 94 Kalamassery Old Kalamassery overpass NH 544 South Kalamassery overpass Edapally River NH 66 98 Edappally to Valarpadam Terminal Chittoor Road 104 Ernakulam Town North Railway overpass Pullepady overpass to Kottayam A L Jacob overpass 106 Ernakulam C Cabin 107 Ernakulam Junction SH 15 to Cochin Harbour Terminus to Alappuzha km This diagram: view talk edit
Location Ernakulam Town Location within India Show map of India Ernakulam Town Ernakulam Town (Kerala) Show map of Kerala

Administration

The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and is an 'A–grade' station under Thiruvananthapuram railway division.

Background

Among Kochites, this station is referred to as "Ernakulam North" or simply "North" as it is in the Northern part of Ernakulam, to distinguish it from Ernakulam Junction which in turn is referred to as (and was officially called for a long time as) "Ernakulam South" or simply "South". This is a convenient station to alight for passengers travelling to northern suburbs of Ernakulam city and nearby areas. The major railway station in Ernakulam is the Ernakulam Junction.^[5]

Location

Ernakulam Town railway station is situated between Kaloor and Kacheripady. This area of the city is known as North due to the presence of the station which was previously known as Ernakulam North. The locals still refer to it as North station.

The main entrance is situated on the western side of the railway line near to Kacheripady, while a smaller eastern entrance is located on SRM Road. Both entrances are 300 metres from Banerji Road.^[6]

All city bus routes to and from the MG Road, Menaka, Fort Kochi and Mattancherry areas stop on both sides of the North overbridge on Banerji road, at North and Lissie hospital bus stops. The Kochi Metro's Town Hall metro station is located 300 metres away from the eastern entrance.^[7]

See also

• Cochin Harbour Terminus
• Ernakulam Terminus railway station
• Transport in Kochi
• Ernakulam Junction