Tripunithura railway station

Tripunithura railway station is a railway terminal located at Tripunithura, a suburb of the city of Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala.The station is on the rail route between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Ernakulam Junction via Kottayam.HistoryDuring the construction of the first railway line in Kerala the king of the royal kingdom of Kochi sold 14 golden caparisons of elephants of Poornathrayeesha temple at Tripunithura to finance the track between Ernakulam and Shoranur.LayoutTripunithara railway station has 2 platforms for handling long distance and passenger trains.SignificanceProminent industries like FACT, Kochi Refineries, Hindustan Organics and Chemicals Ltd, Carbon Black Industries Ltd etc. are in close proximity to the Tripunithura railway station.The information technology park InfoPark, Kochi, is situated at a distance of 9.5 km from Tripunithura railway station. Tripunithura is the entry point for travelers from Idukki district, which is not connected to a rail network.It is also the nearest station for people going to Muvattupuzha, Kolenchery, Puthencruz, Thiruvankulam, Maradu, Kundannur and Chottanikkara Temple.