Ernakulam Jn-Cochin Harbour Terminus DEMU||എറണാകുളം ജം കൊച്ചിൻ ഹാർബർ ടെർമിനസ്||Indian railway
Channel: Rail Duniya
Date: 2018-08-02

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Ernakulam jn cochin Harbour Terminus DEMU
എറണാകുളം ജം കൊച്ചിൻ ഹാർബർ ടെർമിനസ് DEMU
3 car Resting At Kollam junction
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Commuters from West Kochi who travel through the congested roads to reach Ernakulam south and north will get a breather shortly as the Railways will start train services between Ernakulam Junction and Cochin Harbour Terminus shortly.

In a release, the Railways said 3 car DEMU will be used to run services between Ernakulam Junction and Cochin Harbour Terminus in Willingdon Island shortly, resuming train services after a long hiatus.

The senior Railway officials visited the Locomotive Workshop, Perambur, which is readying three 20-year-old 700 HP Diesel Multiple Units into swanky new ones by refurbishing them. The 3 car Diesel Multiple Units with one Diesel Power Car in front, one Trailing Car, and One Driving Trailer Car has the unique feature of being able to move both ways without requiring a turn around.

These DEMUs were completely refurbished by the loco works Perambur and mechanical branch, Chennai, by providing completely new flooring and other facilities.
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will cost Rs 10 for a 20-minute ride in a Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) to commute the eight-km stretch from Ernakulam South to Harbour Terminus railway station once passenger rail traffic is restored in the section by mid-April, after a gap of nearly a decade. “The basic fares and routes have been worked out. Initially two services will be held between ERS (Ernakulam South) and CHTS (Cochin Depot) in the morning and evening peak hour. The fare will be Rs 10 for the section,” a senior railway officer said.

The services will be extended to Angamaly subsequently, replacing the present MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) services at 8.05 am and 3.10 pm from Ernakulam South. “Besides the office goers, we expect tourists to travel in the section. Mattancherry Halt station will be another main station in the section,” the officer said. However, only trains with diesel engines can be operated on the Ernakulam-Harbour Terminus route since the Navy has opposed electrification of the corridor, citing proximity of naval airport at Vathuruthy.

“We’re yet to get confirmation regarding allotment of a DEMU rake to operate the services. We’ve asked the Chennai Headquarters to allot the same,” the officer said. The trial using a diesel locomotive was successfully held on Thursday, however, the renovation work of the Harbour Terminus station is delayed. Though the services were originally planned to start by April one, the officials are now expecting a delay of over two weeks.

“The station building, including construction of platforms that can accommodate upto 18 coaches are currently in progress,” he said. Rail connectivity to Willingdon Island was affected after two dredgers deployed by the Cochin Port Trust hit the pillars of Venduruthy bridge, built in the 1930s. Subsequently, new rail and road bridges were built parallel to the two old bridges. Passenger train service to Harbour Terminus was stopped after a dredger again hit the Venduruthy bridge in 2004, weakening it. A new railway bridge was constructed after that and the railway track replaced in the entire line.
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DEMU- Diesel Electric Multiple Unit
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Location: Kollam junction Kerala
Date:1/8/2018