In 1983,
Kamalapati Tripathi, then
Minister of Railways (India) announced the construction of
Thrissur–Guruvayur–
Kuttippuram section. But following stiff opposition from the local people, Kuttipuram was dropped. On 19 January 1985
Indian Railways officially notifies Guruvayur–Tanur line for construction as temple town is a notified pilgrimage area.
Rajiv Gandhi, then
Prime Minister of India in 1987 inaugurated the first alignment line of Guruvayur–Tanur section. On 9 January 1994 the first phase of the Thrissur–Guruvayur section was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India,
Narasimha Rao. On 17 December 1995,
Suresh Kalmadi and then Chief Minister of Kerala
K Karunakaran inaugurated the work for the Guruvayur–Kuttipuram line. But later Kuttipuram was dropped once more and Indian Railways in 1997 give the green signal for Guruvayur–Tanur line. 51.25 km Guruvayur–Tanur railway line survey report was submitted to Indian Railways in July 1998. The project was sanctioned in 1999. The final surveys were done for the Guruvayur–Tanur railway line in January 2003, which will cover 51 km. In October 2009, Guruvayur–
Tirunavaya alignment was chosen by Indian Railways. ==Trains==