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Saturday, 21 February 2015

After Metro, it's a Memu service

Renovation Of Old Railway Station, Cochin Harbour Terminus On Cards
Commuters, keep your fingers crossed as the railways is preparing a proposal to reintroduce services to the Cochin Harbour Terminus Station (CHTS) and Ernakulam Railway Goods station, also known as the Old Railway Station. A Memu-service will link Ernakulam South to CHTS and ERGS to Aluva soon, officials said. The project cost would be Rs 30 crore. While no activities are taking place at ERG, CHTS is used for freight transport.
Sources said that railway would require Rs 9 crore to restore and complete electrification of the single track rail route to ERG. “Considering the growth of Kochi and the ever-increasing congestion at Ernakulam Junction station, we should introduce a local area service here. Once ERG is revamped and electrification work is carried out, passenger congestion during peak hours (from Aluva side to Ernakulam city) will be reduced. Similarly , if CHTS is turned into a transport hub, it will be highly beneficial for the people of Willingdon Island and Fort Kochi who depend on other forms transport,“ said a senior railway officer from Thiruvananthapuram railway division.
At the same time, railway authorities said permission from the Indian Navy authorities are required to electrify the Ernakulam Junction-CHTS route as the aircraft landing funnel is situated near the railway station. “Electrification of the 1.5-km-long line is must to operate Memu service. Same is the case with 7km-long Ernakulam Junction-CHTS and electrification of the route would cost around Rs 15 crore,“ said a source in Ernakulam, adding that railways may have to spend on restoring existing tracks.
The tentative plan is to operate a continuous Memu service connecting ERG, Aluva, Ernakulam North, Tripunithura, Ernakulam Junction and CHTS. “If the traffic pattern of Kochi is closely monitored, one can deduce that most people come to the city from places like Aluva, Tripunithura, Mattancherry , Fort Kochi, Kumbalam and Nettoor. The local area service proposal will entail an expenditure of Rs 30 crore and connect all these places. At the same time, the Rs 5,000-crore Kochi Metro Rail project will not connect most of these places,“ said a senior railway officer.
(P.V.Shyam, Times of India dt 22-2-2015)
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