The regular Monday Visitor at ERS.CR PUNE WDP 4D 40579 resting at ERS with the rake of CR 11097/98 PUNE - ERS - PUNE Poorna Express.Ernakulam Jn (ERS), Southern Railway (SR)

Short termination of 1. 12695/96 MAS-TVC-MAS Express at KCVL2. 12644/43 TVC-NZM-TVC Express at KCVL3. 12644/43 TVC-NZM-TVC Express to KCVL4. 16382/81 CAPE PUNE CAPE xpress at NCJ5. 22623/24 MDU-MS-MDU express at TBM6. 20681/82 SCT-MS-SCT Express at TBMExtension of Trains1. 22657/58 TBM-NCJ-TBM express to CAPE2. 16649/50 MAQ-NCJ-MAQ Express to CAPE3. 12667/68 MS-NCJ-MS Express to CAPE4. 12689/90 MAS-NCJ-MAS Express to CAPE5. 06639 PUU – NCJ to CAPE6. 06642/06641 TEN – NCJ – TEN to CAPE7. 22149/50 & 11097/98 PUNE-ERS-PUNE Express to KTYM8. 20910/09 PBR-KCVL-PBR Express to TVC9. 13351/52 at KCVL from ALLP. ...

For the first time, Kottayam to be converted in to a terminus for long hauling trains. Right now there is no Long Haul trains/Reservation Trains Originate or Terminate at Kottayam. Only 2 Unreserved Express and few Passenger service operated from Kottayam.Poorna Express & Pune Ernakulam SF to be extended till Kottayam in order to de contest Ernakulam and thereby dully skips Ernakulam Junction.But why Southern Railway didn't consider Alappuzha which already has a Pitline for maintenance & even didn't need to skip Ernakulam Junction.

CR PUNE WDP 4D 40578 at ERS loop line after hauling Poorna Express via Miraj.Ernakulam Jn (ERS), Southern Railway (SR)

CR PUNE WDP 4D 40578 at ERS. Poorna link.Ernakulam Jn (ERS), Southern Railway (SR)