Kochi Railway station

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Kochi Railway station

Kochi Railway station

Kochi Railway station information:

Kochi railway station Is the main station to reach the Kochi . Most cost efficient mode of public transport in India. Kochi railway station is the main station in the Kochi . Kochi is well connected to the major cities in India through Kochi railway station.

Kochi station Name : Ernakulam Junction Railway Station

  • Address: S Railway Station Rd, Kadavanthara Ernakulam, KL.
  • Station Code: ERS
  • Arrival and Departure Enquiry: 131, 133.
  • Reservation Enquiry: 132, 1361, 0484 -2353751.
  • Distance from Nearest Destination: Airport (28.3 km).
  • Amenities: Passenger amenities available at Ernakulam Junction Railway Station include waiting room, retiring room, computerized reservation office, tourist information counter, In rail pass, refreshment room (vegetarian and non vegetarian), tea stall, book stall and water coolers.
  • Detail Information about Railway Station: Ernakulam Junction (also known as Ernakulam South, code: ERS) is the largest railway station in the city of Kochi. The station has six platforms and two terminals (the Main entry and the Eastern entry). It is a junction, joining lines going in four different directions namely: north towards Shornur, south towards Alappuzha, south-west towards Willingdon Island and east towards Kottayam. This station has 6 platforms to handle long distance trains and local trains. The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division. It is one of the major railway stations in Kerala with trains to any part of India and also one of the A1 graded stations in the Southern Railway. The Station also has a Train Care Centre in its premises.

Kochi station Name : Cochin Harbour Terminus railway station.

  • Address: Bristow Road in the Willingdon Island, Kochi.
  • Station Code: CHTS
  • Arrival and Departure Enquiry: 131, 133,
  • Reservation Enquiry:
  • Distance from Nearest Destination: Airport (42 km)
  • Amenities: Passenger amenities available at Cochin Harbour Terminus railway station include waiting room, retiring room, computerized reservation office, tourist information counter.
  • Detail Information about Railway Station: Cochin Harbour Terminus (CHTS) is one of the railway stations in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is located on the Willingdon Island. The Cochin Harbour Terminus is the principal station providing rail connectivity to the southern segment of the Port of Kochi located on the Willingdon Island. Once the passenger services from Cochin Harbour Terminus is revived after the completion of the new Venduruthy bridge,it would serve as the third railway station in Kochi city.The already existing railway stations, Ernakulam Junction(south) and Ernakulam Town (North),face a severe lack of space and facilities. Two pairs of new Mainline Electric Multiple Unit(MEMU) services from Kochi were announced in Railway budget 2009-’10 and 2010-’11. Currently about 12 pairs of local passenger trains operate in and out of Kochi.The Indian Railways plan to replace them with Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) services in future.But due to lack of a Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) maintenance shed at CHTS and lack of electrification from Ernakulam South to CHTS, these MEMU trains operate now from Ernakulam South (ERS).

Kochi station Name : Ernakulam Town railway station.

  • Address: Ernakulam Town railway station,Ernakulam.
  • Station Code: ERN
  • Arrival and Departure Enquiry:
  • Reservation Enquiry:
  • Distance from Nearest Destination: Airport (28 km)
  • Amenities: Passenger amenities available at Ernakulam Town railway station,include waiting room, retiring room, computerized reservation office.
  • Detail Information about Railway Station: Ernakulam Town (also known as Ernakulam North, code: ERN) is one of the three main railway stations in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram Railway division. It is situated in the northern part of the city and the stopping point for trains going towards mainly to Kottayam side in the south. This is a convenient station to alight for passengers traveling to Northern suburbs of Cochin city and nearby areas. The major railway station in Kochi is the Ernakulam Junction Railway Station.