Ernakula is a Malayalam word, the name is taken from a very popular Lord Shiva temple known as “Ernakulathappan”. It is a leading profitable and economic hub of Kerala. The city indicates to the eastern, central part of the twin cities of Ernakulam – Kochi in main Kerala, India. The city is the most built-up portion of Kochi and has given its name to the Ernakulam region. Ernakulam is popular as the business capital of Kerala. Most importantly maximum important buildings or offices like Kerala High Court, Cochin Stock Exchange and Office of the Corporation is located here. At first, Ernakulam was the central command of the Ernakulam District yet was later moved to Kakkanad.
Ernakulam Junction Railway Station (ERS) –
Ernakulam railway station is the largest station of Kochi; it holds two terminuses and six in total platforms. The station holds four separate tracks going in different directions namely North, South- West, East and South.
The station work is carried by the Southern zone of the Indian Railways and is under the Thiruvananthapuram railway line division. It is one of the significant stations of Kerala with trains to any corner of India furthermore one of the A1 evaluated stations in the Southern Railway. The Station additionally has a Train Care Center in its building.
Ernakulam Junction is a standout amongst the most imperative stations in India. It is the biggest of the 3 significant stations aiding the city other stations are Ernakulam north and Aluva route station. It is one of the second busiest regarding numbers of trains after Aluva. Despite the fact that there have been numerous suggestions to change over Ernakulam intersection into a world class station, no improvement movement is occurring at present.
An alternate significant line station in the city Kochi is the Ernakulam Railway Station. Other than this there are various stations in the Cochin Region. Due to the circle structure of the tracks, railway going from the Thrissur side to the Kottayam side through Ernakulam Junction need to invert their ways. People going towards Alappuzha don’t come in contact with this problem at all.
Famous Food at Ernakulam Railway Station –
When it comes to eating Ernakulam follows Kerala Cuisines which holds coconut as a principal ingredient in all its food items. Basically south Indian cuisine is very popular and demandable in the area but you may also taste its scrumptious Chinese meal. Fast food is also very popular among the local residents and there are huge number of famous fast food outlets are also available like Dominos, Marrybrown and some more. Striking flavor and sea food items are available some of the foods are Frog legs, Turtle, crane and some more rest on the obtainability.
Facilities available at Ernakulam Railway Station –
Indian railways daily serve approx. millions of passengers by picking and dropping them at their desired destinations throughout the country. It charges a very reasonable fare from people and provides facilities to them also. One of the most used means of communication now a day is Railways, as it is cheaper than others and saves time also.
The city station was first station of Kerala that has provided escalator other than these there is some more amenities that are being provided to its visitors like elevator, passenger waiting room, railway protection staffs, online reservation counters at station, vehicle parcel booking facility, cyber café, auto rickshaws, ATMs, foot over bridge and some more.
Trains Passing through Ernakulam Railway Station (ERS) –
Train No. | Train Name | Arr. Time | Dep. Time |
1065 | CSTM ERS SPL | 17:30 | destination |
2851 | SRC ERS SPL | 07:00 | destination |
2852 | SANTRAGACHI EXP | origin | 08:50 |
2853 | Santragachi-Ernakulam Weekly Premium Special | 06:00 | destination |
2854 | Ernakulam – Santragachi Premium Special | origin | 08:50 |
4823 | BGKT ERS SPL | 07:00 | destination |
6316 | BANGALORE EXP | 20:45 | 20:55 |
10215 | Madgaon-Ernakulam Weekly SF Express | 10:55 | destination |
10216 | Ernakulam-Madgaon Weekly SF Express | origin | 13:55 |
11097 | Poorna SF Express (Via Belgaum) | 04:10 | destination |
11098 | Poorna SF Express (Via Belgaum) | origin | 23:30 |
12075 | Kozhikode – Trivandrum Jan Shatabdi Express | 17:15 | 17:20 |
12076 | Trivandrum-Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express | 09:15 | 09:20 |
12217 | Kerala Sampark Kranti Express | 12:45 | 12:55 |
12218 | Kerala Sampark Kranti Express | 10:20 | 10:25 |
12223 | Mumbai LTT Ernakulam AC Duronto Express(LTT-ERS) | 20:05 | destination |
12224 | Ernakulam-Mumbai LTT AC Duronto Express(ESR-LTT) | origin | 23:30 |
12283 | Ernakulam-Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express | origin | 23:30 |
12284 | Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Duronto Express | 15:20 | destination |
12431 | Trivandrum Rajdhani Express(TVC-NZM) | 22:30 | 22:35 |
12432 | Hazrat Nizamuddin -Trivandrum Rajdhani Express | 04:10 | 04:15 |
12483 | Kochuveli-Amritsar Superfast Express | 12:50 | 12:55 |
12484 | Amritsar-Kochuveli Superfast Express | 13:00 | 13:05 |
12511 | Raptisagar SF Express | 12:50 | 12:55 |
12512 | Raptisagar SF Express | 09:58 | 10:10 |
12521 | Rapti Sagar SF Express | 13:00 | destination |
12522 | Rapti Sagar SF Express | origin | 10:15 |
12617 | Mangala Lakshadweep Express | origin | 10:45 |
12618 | Mangala Lakshadweep Express | 11:20 | destination |
12625 | Kerala Express | 15:40 | 15:45 |
12626 | Kerala Express | 09:35 | 09:50 |
12643 | Trivandrum – H.Nizamuddin Swarna Jayanti Express | 18:45 | 18:50 |
12644 | H.Nizamuddin – Trivandrum Swarna Jayanti Express | 06:02 | 06:05 |
12645 | Millennium Express | origin | 19:00 |
12646 | Millennium Express | 06:00 | destination |
12677 | Bangalore City-Ernakulam Intercity Express | 16:55 | destination |
12678 | Ernakulam-Bangalore City InterCity Express | origin | 09:10 |
12683 | Ernakulam Bangalore SF Express | origin | 17:00 |
12684 | Bangalore Ernakulam SF Express | 06:05 | destination |
12977 | Marusagar Express | origin | 20:05 |
12978 | Marusagar Express | 04:30 | destination |
12997 | Tirunelveli Hapa Superfast Express(TEN-HAPA) | 12:45 | 12:55 |
12998 | Hapa Tirunelveli SF Express(HAPA-TEN) | 14:10 | 14:20 |
13351 | Dhanbad-Alappuzha(Alleppey) Express | 18:20 | 18:25 |
13352 | Alappuzha-Dhanbad Express | 07:10 | 07:15 |
16041 | Chennai- Alapuzha Alleppey Express(MAS-ALLP) | 09:00 | 09:10 |
16042 | Alappuzha-Chennai Alleppey Express(ALLP-MAS) | 17:15 | 17:20 |
16127 | Chennai Egmore-Guruvayur Express | 03:20 | 03:25 |
16128 | Guruvayur-Chennai Egmore Express | 23:25 | 23:30 |
16187 | Karaikkal-Ernakulam (Tea Garden) Express | 06:40 | destination |
16301 | Venad Express | 17:00 | 17:10 |
16302 | Venad Express | 09:45 | 10:00 |
16303 | Vanchinad Express | origin | 05:00 |
16304 | Vanchinad Express | 22:25 | destination |
16305 | Ernakulam – Kannur Intercity Express | origin | 06:45 |
16306 | Kannur – Ernakulam Intercity Express | 20:20 | destination |
16307 | Alappuzha – Kannur Executive Express | 16:10 | 16:15 |
16308 | Kannur – Alappuzha Executive Express | 11:35 | 11:40 |
16309 | Patna Express(ERS-PNBE) | origin | 17:10 |
16310 | Patna-Ernakulam Express(PNBE-ERS) | 17:30 | destination |
16313 | Ernakulam – Kannur Executive Express | origin | 16:15 |
16314 | Kannur – Ernakulam Executive Express | 11:30 | destination |
16315 | Bangalore City-Kochuveli Express | 04:30 | 04:35 |
16316 | Kochuveli-Bangalore Express | 20:25 | 20:30 |
16321 | Bangalore Tiruvananthapuram Weekly Express(SBC-TVC) | 04:50 | 04:55 |
16322 | Tiruvananthapuram Bangalore Weekly Express(TVC-SBC) | 20:35 | 20:40 |
16323 | Shalimar Express(TVC-SHM) | 20:55 | 21:00 |
16324 | Shalimar Tiruvananthapuram Express(SHM-TVC) | 17:30 | 17:35 |
16325 | Ahilyanagari Express(INDB-TVC) | 13:10 | 13:15 |
16326 | Ahilyanagari Express(TVC-INDB) | 10:00 | 10:10 |
16331 | Mumbai CST-Trivandrum Weekly Express | 23:05 | 23:10 |
16332 | Trivandrum-Mumbai CST Weekly Express | 08:10 | 08:15 |
16337 | Okha-Ernakulam Express | 01:15 | destination |
16338 | Ernakulam-Okha Express | origin | 20:05 |
16341 | Guruvayur – Trivandrum Intercity Express | 05:40 | 05:45 |
16342 | Trivandrum – Guruvayur InterCity Express | 21:35 | 21:40 |
16345 | Netravati Express | 13:10 | 13:15 |
16346 | Netravati Express | 14:05 | 14:10 |
16359 | Ernakulam – Patna Express | origin | 23:00 |
16360 | Patna – Ernakulam Express | 23:15 | destination |
16603 | Maveli Express | 02:20 | 02:25 |
16604 | Maveli Express | 23:30 | 23:35 |
16605 | Ernad Express | 16:20 | 16:25 |
16606 | Ernad Express | 07:35 | 07:40 |
16865 | Tea Garden Express(NCR-ERS) | 06:25 | destination |
16866 | Tea Garden Express(ERS-NCR) | origin | 22:05 |
18189 | Tatanagar- Alappuzha Alleppey Express-Slip | 18:15 | 18:25 |
18190 | TATA-ROU-ALLP EXPRESS | 07:10 | 07:15 |
19261 | Kochuveli – Porbandar Weekly Express(KCVL-PBR) | 14:30 | 14:35 |
19262 | Porbandar – Kochuveli Weekly Express(PBR-KCVL) | 13:00 | 13:05 |
19577 | HAPA EXPRESS | 14:30 | 14:35 |
19578 | HAPA TEN EXPRES | 14:00 | 14:05 |
22149 | Ernakulam-Pune SF Express(ERS-PUNE) | origin | 05:15 |
22150 | Pune-Ernakulam SF Express(PUNE-ERS) | 22:20 | destination |
22207 | Chennai – Trivandrum SUPER AC Express | 01:55 | 02:00 |
22607 | Ernakulam-Bangalore Weekly SF Express(ERS-SBC) | origin | 17:00 |
22608 | Bangalore-Ernakulam Weekly SF Express(SBC-ERS) | 06:05 | destination |
22619 | Bilaspur – Tirunelveli SF Express | 21:30 | 21:35 |
22620 | Tirunelveli – Bilaspur SF Express | 08:10 | 08:15 |
22633 | NIZAMUDDIN EXP | 18:45 | 18:50 |
22634 | NZM TVC SF EXP | 01:10 | 01:15 |
22639 | Chennai Alappuzha (Alleppey) SF Express | 08:30 | 08:35 |
22640 | Alappuzha Chennai (Alleppey) SF Express | 17:15 | 17:20 |
22641 | Trivandrum Central-Shalimar SF Express | 20:50 | 20:55 |
22642 | Shalimar-Trivandrum Central SF Express | 16:05 | 16:10 |
22643 | Ernakulam-Patna SF Express | origin | 17:10 |
22644 | Patna – Ernakulam SF Express | 16:10 | destination |
22645 | Ahilya Nagari Express | 12:50 | 12:55 |
22646 | Ahilya Nagari Express | 10:05 | 10:10 |
22815 | BSP ERS S F EXPRESS(BSP-ERS) | 21:30 | destination |
22816 | ERS BILASPUR EXPRESS(ERS-BSP) | origin | 08:50 |