Thrissur railway station

Thrissur railway station is the largest railway station serving Thrissur city in Kerala, India. It is one of the busiest railway station in Kerala. This is because it lies on the Shoranur – Cochin Harbour section, which is one of the busiest railway corridors in Kerala. It has three satellite station, 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.LayoutThe station has four platforms and two entrances, one at the eastern side which is the main entrance and the second one at western side which was opened in 2010. The station can be easily accessed from Kottappuram side and the KSRTC transport bus stand side. It has two railway over bridges connecting first platform to the second, third and fourth platforms.Facilities TicketsThe station has five counters for non reservation tickets in the east side, two ticket counters in west side and ten automatic ticket vending machines in east also. The reservation counters for the long distance is situated in the eastern side with four counters in a separate building. Waiting hallsThe station has an air-conditioned and non air-conditioned waiting hall for first class and sleeper class passengers. The round-the-clock air-conditioned waiting hall is maintained with the cooperation of the Kudumbasree Mission. The hall have facilities such as free Wi-Fi facility, TV, toilet, library and kids entertainment section are there.