Ollur railway station
Railway station in Kerala, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ollur railway station (station code: OLR) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It falls between Thrissur railway station and Pudukad railway station in the busy Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Trivandrum railway division.
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Ollur | |||||||||||
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| Regional rail and Light rail station | |||||||||||
 Ollur railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala, India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10.474°N 76.237°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
| Depth | 43 feet | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not Available | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | OLR | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 June 1902 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 500 | |||||||||||
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History
Ollur railway station traces its history to 1902, when Shoranur–Cochin railway line was built during the rule of Rama Varma XV of Cochin Royal Family. Britishers bought the land and the house of Moyalan Varghees for Rs.50 to construct the Ollur railway station.[2]
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