Ernakulam Junction railway station (also known as Ernakulam South, code: ERS) is the biggest railway station in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. The station is renamed to Rajarshi Rama Varma Kochi (RRV Kochi) Station after Rajarshi Rama Varma, the king of erstwhile kingdom of Cochin. Controlling 376 train routes at a time, it is the busiest railway junction station in South India.[2] At ₹158 crore (equivalent to ₹196 crore or US$25 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.[3] It is an A1 classified station operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division. Ernakulam Junction is also the first fully disabled-friendly railway station in India.[4]
Ernakulam Jn 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 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 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.
Since the opening of the Kottayam line made it a junction, Ernakulam South was renamed Ernakulam Junction, and Ernakulam North was renamed Ernakulam Town. This was what made Ernakulam Jn rise to prominence, which was until then just a small wayside station en route to the much busier Cochin Harbour Terminus station.[5] Until 1979 when the Kottayam line was converted into broad gauge, ERS had both broad and metre-gauge tracks.[6] As the coastal line to Alappuzha was opened in 1989, Ernakulam Jn rose to the status of the most premier railway station in central Kerala.
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Ernakulam Jn is a railway junction with 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 the Eastern entry). Its A1 classification is the highest a station can achieve on Indian Railways. It does have all amenities expected out of a major junction including a paid air-conditioned lounge with free WiFi, 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.[7] Currently all its platforms are served by escalators.
^"'Willingdon island to be developed as grain storage hub'". The New Indian Express. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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For the other major railway station in Ernakulam see Ernakulam Town railway station Ernakulam Junction railway station also known as Ernakulam South code ERS is the biggest railway station in the city of Kochi in Kerala India The station is renamed to Rajarshi Rama Varma Kochi RRV Kochi Station after Rajarshi Rama Varma the king of erstwhile kingdom of Cochin Controlling 376 train routes at a time it is the busiest railway junction station in South India 2 At 158 crore equivalent to 196 crore or US 25 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 3 It is an A1 classified station operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division Ernakulam Junction is also the first fully disabled friendly railway station in India 4 Ernakulam JunctionErnakulam SouthIndian Railways stationGeneral informationLocationKochi Kerala IndiaCoordinates9 58 08 N 76 17 30 E 9 96885 N 76 29160 E 9 96885 76 29160Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zoneLine s Ernakulam Kottayam Kayamkulam line Ernakulam ShoranurErnakulam Alappuzha KayamkulamErnakulam Junction Cochin Harbour TerminusPlatforms6Tracks10ConstructionParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesavailableAccessibleOther informationStatusActiveStation codeERSFare zoneSouthern Railway zoneClassificationA1 ClassHistoryOpened1932 91 years ago 1932 Rebuilt1946 77 years ago 1946 Electrified2000 23 years ago 2000 Passengers2018 1925 587 per day 2018 19 1 Annual passengers 93 39 152Rank3 in Kerala 2 in Trivandrum division LocationInteractive map Contents 1 Important trains originating from Ernakulam Junction 2 History 3 Layout 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksImportant trains originating from Ernakulam Junction EditThe following trains starting from Ernakulam Junction station Train nameErnakulam H Nizamuddin Duronto ExpressMangala Lakshadweep ExpressLokmanya Tilak Terminus Ernakulam Duronto ExpressErnakulam Bilaspur ExpressErnakulam Okha ExpressErnakulam Banaswadi Superfast ExpressErnakulam Karaikal Tea Garden ExpressBangalore City Ernakulam Intercity ExpressErnakulam Patna Express via Tirupati Ernakulam Patna Express via Chennai Hatia Ernakulam Junction Dharti Aaba AC Superfast ExpressHowrah Ernakulam Antyodaya ExpressErnakulam Tatanagar ExpressErnakulam Trivandrum Vanchinad via Kottayam Ernakulam Nizamudeen Millennium Express via Konkan Marusagar ExpressErnakulam Barauni Raptisagar ExpressErnakulam Kannur Intercity ExpressPune Ernakulam ExpressPoorna ExpressHistory EditErnakulam Jn 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 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 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 Since the opening of the Kottayam line made it a junction Ernakulam South was renamed Ernakulam Junction and Ernakulam North was renamed Ernakulam Town This was what made Ernakulam Jn rise to prominence which was until then just a small wayside station en route to the much busier Cochin Harbour Terminus station 5 Until 1979 when the Kottayam line was converted into broad gauge ERS had both broad and metre gauge tracks 6 As the coastal line to Alappuzha was opened in 1989 Ernakulam Jn rose to the status of the most premier railway station in central Kerala Layout EditErnakulam Jn is a railway junction with lines branching off from it to four different directions North towards Chennai Bangalore via Palakkad and Mumbai via Shoranur Kozhikode South towards Thiruvananthapuram via Alappuzha Kollam South west towards Willingdon Island and Cochin Harbour Terminus CHTS East towards Thiruvananthapuram via Kottayam KollamThe station has six platforms to handle long distance trains and local trains and two entrances the Main entry and the Eastern entry Its A1 classification is the highest a station can achieve on Indian Railways It does have all amenities expected out of a major junction including a paid air conditioned lounge with free WiFi 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 7 Currently all its platforms are served by escalators See also EditErnakulam Town railway station Ernakulam Terminus railway station Cochin Harbour TerminusReferences Edit Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2018 19 Thiruvananthapuram Division PDF Indian Railways Retrieved 9 July 2019 Ernakulam Junction Restrictions on train traffic from Jan 30 The Times of India Retrieved 28 September 2017 Kerala railway stations ahead in passenger fare income Malayala Manorama Thrissur 1 January 2016 Archived from the original on 3 January 2016 Retrieved 26 December 2016 Ernakulam Is India s 1st Disabled Friendly Railway Station Thanks To This Resilient Woman India Times Retrieved 4 December 2018 PRADEEP K Before and after the Jayanti Janata The Hindu Retrieved 19 December 2016 Ernakulam Jn in 1976 IRFCA Willingdon island to be developed as grain storage hub The New Indian Express 10 September 2013 Retrieved 20 September 2014 External links Editwww irctc com nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ernakulam Junction railway station Southern Railway zone Ernakulam Junction railway station at 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