23-409: K.S.R Bengaluru City Junction – Ernakulam Jn Intercity Superfast Express is an Daily Intercity Superfast express train which runs daily between K.S.R Bengaluru City Junction and Ernakulam Junction via Hosur. In the railway budget of the year 1997–98, a plan was proposed to introduce a superfast train between Coimbatore and Bangalore. On 15 April 1998, Bangalore–Coimbatore Intercity Express train
46-466: A Golden Rock-based WDP4D or WDP4B throughout the journey. SLR – Sitting cum luggage rake UR – Unreserved D – Second sitting C – AC chair car PC – Pantry car Ernakulam Junction Ernakulam Junction railway station (also known as Ernakulam South, station code: ERS ) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone . It
69-460: A distance of 587 kilometres (365 mi) in each direction and the journey duration is about 10 hours and 40 minutes. It runs with an ICF rake. The rake of the train usually contains 6 unreserved coaches, 11 second sitting coaches, 1 AC chair car coach, a pantry car and 2 SLR cars, making a total of 21 coaches. During the COVID-19 pandemic , the train was numbered as 02677/02678 and was hauled by
92-430: A ₹299.9 crore budget was approved for the station's renovation. The renovation entails the erection of multi-story structures spanning a total built-up area of roughly 62,000 square metres on the station's eastern and western faces. On the eastern side, a different, three-story structure is being constructed. It will feature administrative offices, a hospital, and a passenger booking facility. A projected four-story structure
115-577: Is an NSG-2 classified station operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division . It is also the first fully disabled-friendly railway station in India. Ernakulam Junction was first opened as Ernakulam South in 1932 when the metre-gauge line then terminating at Ernakulam Terminus railway station (ERG) was extended from Pachalam to
138-644: Is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone . It is the railway station located at Shoranur , Palakkad District , Kerala . It comes under the Palakkad Railway Division of the Southern Railway . It is the largest railway station in the state of Kerala in terms of area. It is an important junction because it is the point at which the line from Chennai via Jolarpettai , Erode and Palakkad meets
161-402: Is located on the western side. It will have waiting areas, ticketing areas and a commercial area with lifts and escalators connecting it to all stations. Kerala's traditional architecture will be reflected in the station building's façade design. A ticketing area, waiting lounges, and commercial space will all be housed in the renovated West Terminal structure. Most notably, a skywalk will connect
184-461: Is only a single terminal which is located towards the northern side of the station. As part of setting up of automatic signalling system between Ernakulam and Shoranur railway stations, the yard of the station will be remodelled in such a way that all 7 platforms will be able to dispatch and receive trains simultaneously. The Palakkad-Shoranur line and the Thrissur-Shoranur are doubletracked while
207-539: Is the main railway terminus in the city of Kochi , Kerala . Controlling 376 train routes at a time, it is one of busiest railway stations in South India and an important railway hub. At ₹ 158 crore (equivalent to ₹ 196 crore or US$ 24 million in 2023) in financial year 2018–19, it is the second largest in terms of passenger revenues in Kerala and the fifth largest in Southern Railway . Ernakulam Junction
230-686: The Cochin Harbour Terminus on the Willingdon Island for proximity to the Kochi Port . Ernakulam North , Perumanur (later closed), Mattanchery Halt and CHTS were the newly opened stations on the route. In 1946 the station was converted into broad gauge as part of the Shoranur–CHTS line, linking it directly to the rest of India via the Mangalore –Jolarpet mainline at Shoranur Jn . In 1956
253-638: The Ernakulam–Kottayam metre-gauge line was opened and further extended to Kollam in 1958, joining to the Kollam–Trivandrum line, connecting Ernakulam with Trivandrum for the first time. This was what made Ernakulam Junction rise to prominence, which was until then just a small wayside station en route to the much busier Cochin Harbour Terminus station. Since the opening of the Kottayam line made
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#1733085445300276-611: The Bengaluru ( Baiyyappanahalli ) - Salem line on 2 July 2022, the train used to be hauled by a Golden Rock-based WDP4D (earlier Erode-based), WDG4 or WDP4B or an Erode-based WDM-3D from Bangalore to Erode, and an Erode-based WAP-4 from Erode to Ernakulam. This train runs daily each way, as Train no: 12677 (Ernakulam Exp) departing Bangalore City Junction at 06:10hrs and reaching Ernakulam Junction at 16:55 hrs and Train no: 12678 (Bangalore Exp) departing Ernakulam Junction at 09:10 hrs and reaching Bangalore City Junction at 19:50 hrs. It covers
299-681: The Eastern entry). It does have all amenities expected out of a major junction including a paid air-conditioned lounge with free Wi-Fi, a library, rest room, children's play areas etc. However, the station lacks the spread-out roominess and large built-up area of similarly large stations. Ernakulam Junction was the first railway station in Kerala to have an escalator. It was installed on 9 September 2013. Currently all its platforms are served by escalators. The following trains starting from Ernakulam Junction station: www.irctc.com Shoranur Junction railway station Shoranur Junction (station code: SRR )
322-503: The Nilambur line is single tracked .All lines from the station have been electrified. The station is located on the Shoranur ring road. The Shoranur Municipal Bus Stand located 500 m away, provides bus services to Ottapalam , Thrissur , Pattambi , Cherpulassery , Chelakkara , Mannarkkad , Perinthalmanna and Kunnamkulam . The second Municipal stand at Kulappully , located 2 km from
345-471: The coastal line from Mangalore to Kanyakumari. Further, Shoranur junction is the node from which a separate Branch line goes to the town of Nilambur , about 66 km to the north. The Nilambur–Shoranur line , which connects two tiny hill-towns, is one of the most picturesque in India. The station is situated at the junction of four major railway lines – the Nilambur line from the north, Palakkad line from
368-781: The complex to the Ernakulam South Metro Station . In total, 22 lifts and 14 escalators will be added to the current fleet. There will be set up multi-level parking (MLCP) with space for 108 automobiles and 90 two-wheelers in addition to EV charging stations. On 29 September 2024, The railways announced plans to expand platform number 2 at the station to accommodate 24 coach trains. Future extensions of other platforms are being considered as well. Ernakulam Junction has four lines branching off from it to four different directions: The station has six platforms to handle long-distance trains and local trains and two entrances (the Main entry and
391-606: The east, Kanyakumari line from the south and Mangalore line from the North-west. Being the entry point into the Malabar region from the rest of the state, Shoranur is often referred as the gateway to Malabar . It comes under the Palakkad Railway Division of the Southern Railway . Shoranur is the second railway station in Kerala after Trivandrum Central railway station to introduce Clean train station activity, whereby trains stopping at
414-481: The railway infrastructure of Shoranur came with the opening of Nilambur road line in 1927. The presence of Palakkad Gap makes the accessibility from Southwestern coast of India ( Mangalore ) to southeastern coast ( Chennai ) easier. There are 7 platforms at the station for handling long and short-distance trains. platforms 1, 2 and 3 mainly handle passenger trains originating from the station, while platforms 4, 5, 6 and 7 cater to long-distance express trains. There
437-528: The station a junction, it was renamed Ernakulam Junction, and the Ernakulam North station was renamed to Ernakulam Town . Until 1979 when the Kottayam line was converted into broad gauge, Ernakulam junction had both broad and metre-gauge tracks. As the coastal line to Alappuzha was opened in 1989, Ernakulam Junction rose to the status of the most premier railway station in central Kerala. On 13 July 2022,
460-459: The station for more than 15 minutes would be subjected to mechanized cleaning and garbage removal. Lifts from platforms has also been proposed. As a pilot project She toilet has also been introduced. A baby care unit was opened in Ladies waiting Hall on PF .2/3 The history of Shoranur railway station dates back to the 19th century when the railways first made inroads into Malabar. Tirur railway station
483-542: Was again extended from Pattambi to Podanur in the same year. The current Chennai - Mangalore railway line was later formed as an extension of the Beypore - Podanur line thus constructed. The Shoranur Junction Railway Station became operational with the opening of Pattambi – Podanur line on 14 April 1862. The importance of the station increased with the opening of the Shoranur – Eranakulam line in 1902. The final addition to
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#1733085445300506-403: Was inaugurated as Train no: 2677. In the year 2008, the service was extended till Ernakulam as Train no: 12677 after few temporary runs. On 13 February 2015, the train derailed on its onward journey to Ernakulam from Bangalore , leading to 10 deaths and injuring 150 people. The train is hauled by an ED or RPM-based WAP-4 throughout the journey. Before the commissioning of electrification of
529-409: Was the oldest station in the state. The stations at Tanur , Parappanangadi , and Vallikkunnu also form parts of the oldest railway line in the state laid from Tirur to Beypore ( Kozhikode ). The line started functioning on March 12, 1861. In the same year, it was extended from Tirur to Kuttippuram via Tirunavaya . Later, it was further extended from Kuttippuram to Pattambi in 1862, and
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