NEW RAILWAYS NEW A progressive journey since 2014-2021*

Ernakulam Parliamentary Constituency

*upto 31.03.2021 PREFACE

Indian Railways is heralding a new era working for a turnaround in the system. To cater to the diverse rail needs of the burgeoning populace, an array of modern facilities and services are being inducted into the system progressively. Railways has achieved many significant milestones in the past 7 years. 3529 Route Kilometrage of Southern Railway network, accounting for about 70%, has been electrified till March 2021. Piloting with a passenger-centric vision, Southern Railway operated over 1303 Trains per day and transported over 800 million passengers annually in the pre-pandemic times. During the unprecedented nation-wide lockdown in 2020, Southern Railway, with its well formulated strategies to combat COVID-19, geared up to operate 507 Shramik Specials for the benefit of interstate workers and stranded persons. Besides, the zone has also been running special trains, workmen specials apart from special freight and Parcel services since last year. The dedicated team of railway officials are working relentlessly, focussing on developing infrastructure, enhancing capacity, operating passenger-friendly train services and ensuring safety, security and cleanliness. This booklet is aimed at listing out some of the important accomplishments in recent past and current projects in the constituency. We also seek your co-operation towards Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and to maintain cleanliness in rail premises. INPUTS BY RAILWAY IN PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY

ERNAKULAM PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY

A. ASSEMBLY SEGMENTS : Kalamassery, Paravur, Vypeen, , Tripunithura, Ernakulam and Thrikkakara. Railway Stations: ErnakulamJn, Ernakulam Town, ,Kumbalam, Tripunithura,Chottanikkara Road, Idappalli, Kalamasserry

B. WORKS COMPLETED IN LAST SEVEN YEARS

B1. Passenger Amenity Works

 Completed platform roofing at Thripunithura at a cost of `15 lakhs

 5 toilets constructed at Ernakulam Jn at a cost of `10 lakhs

 Water taps provided at ErnakulamJn and Thripunithura

 Installation of 10 seater steel benches at Ernakulam Jn – 30 Nos – `14.1 lakhs

 Installation of 10 seater steel benches at Ernakulam Town – 20 Nos – ` 9.4 lakhs

 Plastic Bottle Crushing Machine installed at ErnakulamJn under CSR

 Thermal scanner at Ernakulam Jn main entry under CSR

 Reservation, current reservation, booking and information center under one roof at Ernakulam Town

 Reservation, booking under one roof at Thripunithura

 Video surveillance system installed at Ernakulam Town Railway station under NIRBHAYA scheme

 Ernakulam Junction -320kVA DG Set (Koel Green -Make) with AMF panel newly commissioned

 Ernakulam Junction - Illumination and Ventilation of Toilets completed.

 Electrical supply extended for bottle crushing machine installed under CSR at Ernakulam Junction.

 Ernakulam North- improvement of PF lighting done by providing additional lights.

 Ernakulam North-. Electrification of CCTV Room completed under NIRBHAYA scheme. INPUTS BY RAILWAY IN ERNAKULAM PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY

 Ernakulam North - 5kVA UPS 2nos newly provided for UTS and PRS.

C. ONGOING WORKS

 Construction of two toilets in progress at Kumbalam at a cost of ₹ 4 lakhs

 Raising of platform at Kalamassery at a cost of ₹ 115 lakhs

 Platform shelter extension at Ernakulam Jn

 Pay & use toilets renovation at Ernakulam Jn

 Renovation toilets in General& Ladies Waiting halls at Ernakulam Jn

 Construction of Pay & Use toilets at PF 2 of Ernakulam Town.

 Ernakulam Jn, ErnakulamTown,Tripunithura- Provision of water cooler, Ceiling fan and signage boards

 Ernakulam Junction- 190 Kwp solar plant installation.

CI. PLANNED WORKS

 Foot over bridge at Ernakulam Town at a cost of ` 207 lakhs

Ernakulam Jn Railway Station

Paid AC waiting room at Ernakulam Jn Food Plaza at Ernakulam Jn