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Ollur railway station

Coordinates: 10°28′26″N 76°14′13″E / 10.474°N 76.237°E / 10.474; 76.237
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Ollur
Regional rail and Light rail station
Ollur railway station
General information
LocationOllur, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Coordinates10°28′26″N 76°14′13″E / 10.474°N 76.237°E / 10.474; 76.237
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section
Platforms1
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Depth43 feet
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesNot Available
Other information
Station codeOLR
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
History
Opened2 June 1902; 122 years ago (1902-06-02)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMadras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Passengers
500
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Thrissur
towards ?
Southern Railway zone Pudukad
towards ?

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.

History

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Ollur railway station traces its history to 1902, when ShoranurCochin 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]

References

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  1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Ollur railway station". Thrissur Corporation. Retrieved 16 February 2010.