Ernakulam Junction Ernakulam South | |||||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||||
 Main entrance of Ernakulam Junction before the reconstruction in 2022 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Kochi, Kerala | ||||||
| Coordinates | 9°58′08″N 76°17′30″E / 9.96885°N 76.29160°E | ||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||||
| Line(s) | Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line, Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Ernakulam–Alappuzha–Kayamkulam Ernakulam Junction–Cochin Harbour Terminus | ||||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||||
| Tracks | 10 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||
| Bicycle facilities | available | ||||||
| Accessible |  | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||
| Station code | ERS | ||||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railway zone | ||||||
| Classification | NSG-2 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1932 | ||||||
| Rebuilt | 1946 (first) August 2025 (second) | ||||||
| Electrified | 2000 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2018–19 | 53,698 per day [1] Annual passengers – 1,96,00,000 (2021–22) | ||||||
| Rank | 3 (in Kerala) 2 (in Trivandrum division) | ||||||
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Ernakulam Junction railway station (also known as Ernakulam South, station code: ERS[2]) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[3] It is the main railway terminus in the city of Kochi, Kerala. Controlling 376 train routes at a time, it is one of busiest railway station in South India and an important railway hub.[4] 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.[5] Ernakulam Junction is an NSG-2 classified station operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division.[6] It is also the first fully disabled-friendly railway station in India.[7]
- ^ "Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2018–19 - Thiruvananthapuram Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Ernakulam Is India's 1st Disabled-Friendly Railway Station, Thanks To This Resilient Woman". India Times. Retrieved 4 December 2018.