Cochin Harbour Terminus

The British-built clock of the station has been dead for years. The station has not had a paint coat for decades. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

Once a bustling station, The Cochin Harbour Terminus is in a totally dilapidated and crumbling state now. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

Another view of the dying Cochin Harbour Terminus. Once, the station had more than 15 daily departures and arrivals. Now only a single train — SRR - CHTS pass. — visits the station today. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

The empty platforms of the Cochin Harbour Terminus. Less than a handful of people come here to board the single train. Old parcel trolley and even a wheel chair is found here. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

Strangely, the Cochin - Shoranur passenger was the first train to start its operation from here. This train has not parted with the station even today while all other prestigious trains like Mangala, Netravati, Island etc have ditched the station. 2003-

The station from a distance. The vast expanse of empty land is filled with rails and railway instruments, and of course, snakes!! Just imagine the place filled with coaches of import, as it was a decade ago. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

The station once had four platforms to accomodate Mangala, Netravati, Alleppey - Chennai, Cape - BBVT, Island, Raptisagar, Sabari, Tea Garden, Push-Pull exps etc. Now it has two. Two platforms to accomodate a single train!. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jos

The old cabin of the station. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

Old track-changing mechanism. The rust on the track show when it was last used. Probably years back. This is PF #2 of CHTS. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

The booking office and enquiry office of the station. Now unused. 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

The time table at CHTS station. All the trains have been erased, except the Cochin - Shornaur Pass. The notice board on the right has not seen a notice for years, probably there is no employee belonging to the union left in the station. CHTS, 2003-12-24.

The old token machine and signalling plan at CHTS. See how many tracks this station has. Out of these, only one is being currently used. God knows whether the rest still exist. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

The bell, which has not rung for years and the almost broken token exchange ring. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

This is a speciality of the station - the underground cellar. No one dare enter the cellar since it has remained closed for nearly a decade. The place is filled with great wild flora and fauna. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

The telephone booth at the station. It has been closed since no one visits the station to make a phone call. Just imagine the queue outside the cabin when a long distance train arrived here once. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

Once CHTS had a trip shed to accomodate the many locos that visited here. These weed-filled tankers were used to bring diesel. Locals said that there is diesel left in one of them. I wanted to check, but they discouraged me, saying that the area has many

The coach reconditioning station. No coaches need to be reconditioned here now. The place needs to be reconditioned!! 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

The trip shed at CHTS. Earlier, it housed steam, then diesel. Now, empty and crumbling. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

This is the siding at CHTS. This area was filled with coaches years ago. Now filled with weeds. Will the grand trains come back here again? Maybe never. A rusty goods wagon is a reminder of the past. Rusty water tanks can be seen. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By J

The old 60 ton railway weigh bridge, used to weigh tea that arrived from Mettupalayam by Tea Garden Exp and left for the rest of the world. The last wagon that came here was doomed and never departed. 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

This is not just another truck parking lot. Beneath this lies buried several tracks that took trains to the Cochin Coal Berth station. The railway was shut off in the 1980s and a parking lot was built over it. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

Cochin Harbour Terminus has a satellite station - Mattanchery Halt. Here, the numerous trains waited for signal to enter the station. Orders have been issued to wind up the station and will be operational only for two or three months more. Mattanchery Hal

A WDM-2C hurries towards CHTS. She must be going to the container yard near CHTS A WDM-2C has no role to play in CHTS since the CHTS - SRR pass is hauled by a WDM-7.

Venduruthy Bridge, the bridge that connects Wellingdon Island where CHTS is situated with the rest of Cochin. This bridge is the main reason for death of CHTS sice it was unable to support electrification. Cochin, 2003-12-24.

Name board of Venduruthy Bridge. This bridge is not named after the Vembanad lake it traverses, but after a portion of Wellingdon Island. 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.

This was once the Cochin Berth station. Note the name board and railway endings. Trains came up to here from CHTS to offload passengers and freight directly to the ships waiting on the side. This station is less than 10 metres from the water. CHTS, 2003-

The tracks to Cochin Berth station lie buried under roads and buildings. They have not been used for decades. CHTS, 2003-12-26. By Jimmy Jose.