Ernakulam Town railway station

Ernakulam Town
Ernakulum North (or) North
Indian Railway Station
Station statistics
Address Ernakulum North, Cochin, Kerala
 India
Coordinates 9°59′30.40″N 76°17′12.13″E / 9.9917778°N 76.2867028°E / 9.9917778; 76.2867028Coordinates: 9°59′30.40″N 76°17′12.13″E / 9.9917778°N 76.2867028°E / 9.9917778; 76.2867028
Elevation 27 ft
Platforms 3
Other information
Code ERN
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division

Ernakulam Town (also known as Ernakulam North, code: ERN) 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.

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 Junction 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

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Last modified on 12 March 2013, at 00:01