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.

A part of the line to Cochin Berth is used by oil tankers to supply fuel to ships. This is the gantry. CHTS, 2003-12-26. By Jimmy Jose.

A closer look at the new gantry at Cochin Port. CHTS, 2003-12-26. By Jimmy Jose.

This is the old line where oil tankers used to unload oil to the waiting ships. Note that the pipes are fitted at the bottom rather than at the top of the tankers. CHTS, 2003-12-24. By Jimmy Jose.