Announcing
the proposal here on Monday, Thiruvananthapuram Divisional Railway
Manager Rajesh Agarwal said the plan was to have six platforms and three
pit lines at the station. The existing lines and the station building
(abandoned a few decades ago) could be renovated using the initial
outlay of Rs.100 crore. Plans were also afoot to operate boats from the
vicinity, furthering the cause of inter-modal transport, he said.
Once
the station was revived, the Ernakulam Junction station would cease to
be a terminal station. The operations would be shifted to the old
railway station. “The State government must come forward with its action
plan for the purpose,” Mr. Agarwal said.
The initial outlay would be used to clear weeds, revive the lines and the station building.
“The
proposal and the fact that 36 acres of land at the station are lying
idle were forwarded to the Southern Railway head office on Saturday,”
said Ernakulam Area Manager of Southern Railway P.L. Asok Kumar.
Once
the old railway station becomes a terminal station, passenger amenities
in place at Ernakulam Junction would be readied here. “Once the
renovation is over, all trains that terminate at Ernakulam and MEMU
trains proceeding to Thrissur and beyond can be redirected here,” Mr.
Asok Kumar said.
Skywalks
Referring to the
discussions he held earlier in the day with DMRC officials, Mr. Agarwal
said the Railway had sought skywalks linking metro stations with railway
stations in the vicinity. “The metro station at Lissie Junction can be
linked with the Ernakulam Town station, and similarly the stations at
Aluva and Kalamassery.” The aim was to enable seamless interchange
between transporting modes, he said.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/rs100crore-project-to-revive-old-railway-station/article4595682.ece
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