Trivandrum Railway Stations, Projects and Developments - Page 4

kghari · February 25th, 2011, 03:10 PM

only 28 lakhs for kochuveli terminal.....what can be done with this amount? there is only one malayalam word to comment on this ( "nakkapicha". )...sorry if i have exceeded the limits, but i cant prevent myself

vinod/kakka · February 25th, 2011, 04:12 PM

The "pink book" doesnt seem to have allocation for Nemom/Kottayam either

***sudheeshnairs*** · February 25th, 2011, 05:57 PM

The sprawling expanse of Kochuveli

Shot from Bangalore City-Trivandrum Central Exp which was stopped at the 2nd Main line.

At some point of time we will have around 10 platforms filling this space.

The huge shed, difficult to get fully within the frame

The highrises along the IT Corridor/NH bypass can be seen in this photo.

linu · February 26th, 2011, 06:39 AM

Thanks Sudheesh..

The second pit line is mostly over now.So more trains can handle here

kghari · February 26th, 2011, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linu

Thanks Sudheesh..

The second pit line is mostly over now.So more trains can handle here

what might the purpose of huge shed? is it a coach maintenance facility?

umasathyakam · February 27th, 2011, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kghari

what might the purpose of huge shed? is it a coach maintenance facility?

Yes. to maintain rakes. the one at TVM Central is being shifted here so that 2 more platforms are constructed to accomodate MEMU at TVC.

kghari · March 2nd, 2011, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by umasathyakam

Yes. to maintain rakes. the one at TVM Central is being shifted here so that 2 more platforms are constructed to accomodate MEMU at TVC.

facilities at Tvm central to be shifted to kochuveli ? any confirmed report? what is the source? i feel its an additional facility at kochuveli

vinod/kakka · March 2nd, 2011, 03:13 PM

Some facilities at TVC will be shut down to add additional platforms. Some lines will become free once the passenger services move to Kollam based MEMU. The Nemom depot will also help..

linu · June 23rd, 2011, 07:34 AM

No Updates Since a long time?

Godsowncapital · July 3rd, 2011, 01:49 PM

Kochuveli terminal gets three new trains now...
Train number 56318/17 tvc-ncj passenjer extended to kcvl wef july 1,2011
kochuveli-porbander and kochueli-bhavnagar expresses found place in the timetable, which means they will come into existance tho it ll take again some (god knows how many) months.
The need of the hour is a bhageeratha prayathnam to improve the facilities at kcvl.

There is one more news tht i managed to get form a site engineer in charge of the new coach care shed wen i did my industrial training in IR according to whom the railways have dropped the plan of 12 platforms and elevated platforms and all and has come down to just 4 of them of which 3 are already existing and 4th one is still a question as they ve to get clearance from AAI (Dont know why AAI)

Can hope for the best as even YPR in Bangalore was in the same condition till last some 5 years before it was developed into the present state.

Godsowncapital · July 3rd, 2011, 01:59 PM

train number 16606/05 Nagercoil-Mangaluru ernad express to skip kochuveli from september onwards...!!!

Xeno Axe · July 9th, 2011, 12:17 PM

Pics of Kochuveli Satellite railway station's shunting yard, Thiruvananthapuram

Xeno Axe · July 9th, 2011, 12:24 PM

Xeno Axe · July 9th, 2011, 12:28 PM

Seems like they stop the works or the work is going on very slowly......

dj18deepak · July 19th, 2011, 07:17 AM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle2252715.ece

RajeshVR · July 19th, 2011, 08:08 AM

Railways face fund crunch at Kochuveli

Lack of budgetary support is preventing the railway authorities from developing Kochuveli as a satellite terminal of Thiruvananthapuram Central.

Only Rs.30 lakh has been allotted for the second-phase development works in Kochuveli in this year's Railway Budget, though Rs.10 crore is needed for completion of the ongoing works.

“With the allotted sum, we will be able to complete only the pit line. The much-needed foot over-bridge to link the old Kochuveli railway station and the satellite terminal will also have to wait owing to lack of funds,” says Divisional Railway Manager Rajiv Dutt Sharma.

Although 28 long-distance mail and express trains are operating on a weekly basis from the terminal, it has only one pit line and one platform. With these limited facilities, the Railways will also have to operate the new trains announced in the Railway budget. The timings and days of operation of the Kochuveli-Bhavnagar Weekly Express and Kochuveli-Porbander Express figure in the railway timetable that come into effect from this month.

Many woes
The platform does not have canopy to cover all the coaches and the lighting is woefully inadequate.

Cloak room, information centre, adequate toilet facilities, telephone booths, book stall and refreshment stalls are yet to come up at the terminal.

The public address system is not effective and poor connectivity from the capital is another problem for the commuters.

Railway sources said only the secondary maintenance of coaches is done at Kochuveli now due to lack of facilities.

The five pit lines at Thiruvananthapruam Central are saturated and it is handling trains two-and-a-half times more than its sanctioned capacity. Hence, Kochuveli needs to be developed at the earliest for smooth railway traffic.

New facilities
The railways are now creating facilities at Kochuveli to receive and despatch 10-15 trains without acquiring land. Two platforms, including an island platform (to receive trains on both sides), two more pit lines and a sick line complex have been proposed. With this, the number of platforms in Kochuveli will go up to three.

Railways will be able to handle nine originating trains from Kochuveli once the minimum infrastructure is created.

Platform turn-round facilities of another three to five long distance trains can also be handled at Kochuveli, sources said.

ajithv · July 23rd, 2011, 11:21 AM

Shot Using Nokia C7 on 23.07.2011

linu · July 27th, 2011, 08:06 AM

Ajith,

The coach care center at kochuveli start functioning?

ajithv · July 27th, 2011, 08:19 AM

No.

Sarin Tarun · August 21st, 2011, 07:57 AM

image hosted on flickr

New water tank also coming up.

image hosted on flickr

February 25th, 2011, 05:57 PM	#63
*sudheeshnairs* Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Trivandrum/Bangalore Posts: 9,211 Likes (Received): 1	The sprawling expanse of Kochuveli Shot from Bangalore City-Trivandrum Central Exp which was stopped at the 2nd Main line. At some point of time we will have around 10 platforms filling this space. The huge shed, difficult to get fully within the frame The highrises along the IT Corridor/NH bypass can be seen in this photo. __________________ Trivandrum I Trivandrum II Bangalore Hyderabad Kodaikanal Cochin Munnar Mysore Chennai Mumbai Delhi & NCR Kerala Backwaters Ooty

July 3rd, 2011, 01:49 PM	#70
Godsowncapital Trivandrumite Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Michigan Ann Arbor/Trivandrum/Mangalore Posts: 206 Likes (Received): 50	Kochuveli terminal gets three new trains now... Train number 56318/17 tvc-ncj passenjer extended to kcvl wef july 1,2011 kochuveli-porbander and kochueli-bhavnagar expresses found place in the timetable, which means they will come into existance tho it ll take again some (god knows how many) months. The need of the hour is a bhageeratha prayathnam to improve the facilities at kcvl. There is one more news tht i managed to get form a site engineer in charge of the new coach care shed wen i did my industrial training in IR according to whom the railways have dropped the plan of 12 platforms and elevated platforms and all and has come down to just 4 of them of which 3 are already existing and 4th one is still a question as they ve to get clearance from AAI (Dont know why AAI) Can hope for the best as even YPR in Bangalore was in the same condition till last some 5 years before it was developed into the present state. __________________ തിരുവനന്തപുരം *Trivandrum, the city wid bustling seashores built on seven hills.* *The royal capital of Kerala.*

July 3rd, 2011, 01:59 PM	#71
Godsowncapital Trivandrumite Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Michigan Ann Arbor/Trivandrum/Mangalore Posts: 206 Likes (Received): 50	train number 16606/05 Nagercoil-Mangaluru ernad express to skip kochuveli from september onwards...!!! __________________ തിരുവനന്തപുരം *Trivandrum, the city wid bustling seashores built on seven hills.* *The royal capital of Kerala.*

July 9th, 2011, 12:17 PM	#72
Xeno Axe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 738 Likes (Received): 70	Kochuveli updates Pics of Kochuveli Satellite railway station's shunting yard, Thiruvananthapuram __________________ Green Trivandrum

July 9th, 2011, 12:24 PM	#73
Xeno Axe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 738 Likes (Received): 70	More......... __________________ Green Trivandrum

February 25th, 2011, 03:10 PM	#61
kghari Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trivandrum, Mumbai Posts: 550 Likes (Received): 43	only 28 lakhs for kochuveli terminal.....what can be done with this amount? there is only one malayalam word to comment on this ( "nakkapicha". )...sorry if i have exceeded the limits, but i cant prevent myself

February 25th, 2011, 04:12 PM	#62
vinod/kakka Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 880 Likes (Received): 67	The "pink book" doesnt seem to have allocation for Nemom/Kottayam either

February 26th, 2011, 06:39 AM	#64
linu Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: kottayam/bangalore Posts: 200 Likes (Received): 13	Thanks Sudheesh.. The second pit line is mostly over now.So more trains can handle here

March 2nd, 2011, 03:13 PM	#68
vinod/kakka Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 880 Likes (Received): 67	Some facilities at TVC will be shut down to add additional platforms. Some lines will become free once the passenger services move to Kollam based MEMU. The Nemom depot will also help..

June 23rd, 2011, 07:34 AM	#69
linu Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: kottayam/bangalore Posts: 200 Likes (Received): 13	No Updates Since a long time?

July 9th, 2011, 12:28 PM	#74
Xeno Axe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 738 Likes (Received): 70	More......... Seems like they stop the works or the work is going on very slowly...... __________________ Green Trivandrum

July 19th, 2011, 07:17 AM	#75
dj18deepak abode of lord ananta Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 14 Likes (Received): 2	http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle2252715.ece

July 19th, 2011, 08:08 AM	#76
RajeshVR Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,216 Likes (Received): 261	Railways face fund crunch at Kochuveli Lack of budgetary support is preventing the railway authorities from developing Kochuveli as a satellite terminal of Thiruvananthapuram Central. Only Rs.30 lakh has been allotted for the second-phase development works in Kochuveli in this year's Railway Budget, though Rs.10 crore is needed for completion of the ongoing works. “With the allotted sum, we will be able to complete only the pit line. The much-needed foot over-bridge to link the old Kochuveli railway station and the satellite terminal will also have to wait owing to lack of funds,” says Divisional Railway Manager Rajiv Dutt Sharma. Although 28 long-distance mail and express trains are operating on a weekly basis from the terminal, it has only one pit line and one platform. With these limited facilities, the Railways will also have to operate the new trains announced in the Railway budget. The timings and days of operation of the Kochuveli-Bhavnagar Weekly Express and Kochuveli-Porbander Express figure in the railway timetable that come into effect from this month. Many woes The platform does not have canopy to cover all the coaches and the lighting is woefully inadequate. Cloak room, information centre, adequate toilet facilities, telephone booths, book stall and refreshment stalls are yet to come up at the terminal. The public address system is not effective and poor connectivity from the capital is another problem for the commuters. Railway sources said only the secondary maintenance of coaches is done at Kochuveli now due to lack of facilities. The five pit lines at Thiruvananthapruam Central are saturated and it is handling trains two-and-a-half times more than its sanctioned capacity. Hence, Kochuveli needs to be developed at the earliest for smooth railway traffic. New facilities The railways are now creating facilities at Kochuveli to receive and despatch 10-15 trains without acquiring land. Two platforms, including an island platform (to receive trains on both sides), two more pit lines and a sick line complex have been proposed. With this, the number of platforms in Kochuveli will go up to three. Railways will be able to handle nine originating trains from Kochuveli once the minimum infrastructure is created. Platform turn-round facilities of another three to five long distance trains can also be handled at Kochuveli, sources said.

July 23rd, 2011, 11:21 AM	#77
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July 27th, 2011, 08:06 AM	#78
linu Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: kottayam/bangalore Posts: 200 Likes (Received): 13	Ajith, The coach care center at kochuveli start functioning?

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August 21st, 2011, 07:57 AM	#80
Sarin Tarun sarintvm Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Trivandrum/Kansas City Posts: 40 Likes (Received): 0	Kochuvelli MEMU shed image hosted on flickr New water tank also coming up. image hosted on flickr __________________ SarinAnanthapuri

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