Divine Nagar railway station (Station Code: DINR) falls between and
Koratty railway station in the busy
Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section
Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section is a high density railway corridor in Kerala state, India, running from Shoranur Junction in Palakkad district through Thrissur district to Cochin in Ernakulam district. The Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section is ...
in
Thrissur district, Kerala, India. This railway station is cared for by a divine retreat center.
Administration
Divine Nagar railway station is operated by the
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
-headquartered
Southern Railway zone of the
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
. This station is a HG-1 class station under the
Thiruvananthapuram railway division
Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division (TVC) is one of the six administrative divisions of the Southern Railway, Indian Railways. It has its headquarters at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala, India. Thiruvananthapuram D ...
.
Services
Five pairs of passenger trains halt at this station daily. Four pairs of express trains halt here on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for the convenience of people travelling to the
Divine Retreat Centre which is situated adjacent to the station. Express trains are the
Venad Express,
Parasuram Express
The Parasuram Express is an express train run by Indian Railways connecting Mangalore, Karnataka with Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu.
History
The train (Train No: 49/50) was initially run between Cochin and Shoranur. The train was later extended to Tr ...
,
Netravati Express
The Netravati Express (16345/46) is a daily Express train connecting capital cities of Kerala and Maharashtra. It operates between and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. The train runs on the Konkan Railway.
History
Initially the train the Bombay Kur ...
and
Chennai–Alleppey Express.
References
Thiruvananthapuram railway division
Railway stations in Thrissur district
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