The Cochin State Railways - Remains of Ernakulam Terminus

We found this sad time table board of the station, you can see details of the outward timings. These timings must be from sometimes in the 1960's (Jimmy Jose)

Once passenger's waiting bench. Now the anti social's planning bench. Look whats under the bench (Jimmy Jose)

Peeping into once of the offices (Jimmy Jose)

Moving away from the main station, we find locked up quarters like these. They are really beautiful indeed. (Jimmy Jose)

An old weighing balance hidden inside the forest (Jimmy Jose)

The weighing balance was perhaps this guy's home. He gave us a real scare. We suspect it is a water snake. We dont know whether he is poisonous. Neither do we want to know whether he is. (Jimmy Jose)

For many years, a company called Vembanad Waterways operated barges to connect Cochin with various parts of the state. Even Bradshaw, 1931 give a reference to the predecessor of this Company, Malabar Waterways, operating from Cochin to Quilon and Kottaya

One of the track that lead to Vembanad Waterways seems to be hanging in mid air! (Jimmy Jose)

The beautiful water tank. Though forgotten for decades, it is still intact, as if it can still serve as good as new. This is the only structure that is made of solid grey rock in the entire complex (Jimmy Jose)

The old steam shed, now in terrible ruins. Yet it adorns the typical arches of the entire complex (Jimmy Jose)

Looking from the steam shed, you can see the vast wilderness of the station. In the distance you can see the new High Court building. So you can imagine the prime real estate the station hold. Look at the lone telephone post (Jimmy Jose)

This pumping station must be a recent addition (Jimmy Jose)

This was probably the entrance to the steam loco shed. Look at the large banyan trees growing on it. The roots of that tree have hugged the entire structure in an artistic manner. Reminds me of Angkor Wat (Jimmy Jose)

This must have been the back side of the steam shed. In much better condition than the front (Jimmy Jose)

The inscription on the water column reads "SIR .... 1927" (Jimmy Jose)

A beautiful water filling station. Unlike the newer ones, this is completely cast in a flowing manner (Jimmy Jose)

This was the coach maintenance facility. (Jimmy Jose)

Unique pillars on Coach maintenance facility (Jimmy Jose)

The station is complete with a Post and Telegraph Office. This was converted into some Co-operative Society office long ago. (Jimmy Jose)

This is the entry into the station through the back side (Jimmy Jose)

Remains of a quarters. There is a story attached to this building. A widow who lost her railwayman husband to train accident used to live here. Railways issued notice to her to evacuate out of the quarters immediately. She fought a long legal battle f

The jewel in the crown. A perfect diamond crossing in the middle of nowhere. The railway lines are crossing exactly at 90 degrees. A true relic to be preserved (Jimmy Jose)

Entrance to the long abandoned "Vembanad Waterways". This company operated ferry services to the kerala hinterlands, connecting them with the railway station (Jimmy Jose)

The railway line connecting to the Vembanad Waterways jetty is a waterway in itself. Note the remains of trees and a quarters (Jimmy Jose)

Name board of the Ernakulam Terminus station (Jimmy Jose)

The R class wagon, stolen from the past (Jimmy Jose)

In another part of the station, which was later called "Ernakulam Goods" (ERG), a large stock of electrical equipments are rotting away. They were brought here, interestingly, by road and will be transported by road. (Jimmy Jose)