[3] It is a railway station mainly catering to the passengers from the northern part of the city of Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala.

The station lies in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Thiruvananthapuram railway division.

It is located right aside Aluva KSRTC bus stand, one of the main bus terminals in the icty of Kochi, and a kilometre away from Aluva metro station of the Kochi Metro.

It is a convenient station to alight for passengers traveling to Kalamassery, North Paravur, Idukki District, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor, Kakkanad, Kizhakkambalam, Kothamangalam and Muvattupuzha.

The station also handles the highest number of migrant labourers in the state since it is closest to Perumbavoor, a suburban town in Kochi Urban Agglomeration.