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more-inThe Railway is set to withdraw Kerala’s first Diesel Electrical Mainline Unit (DEMU) train service that it introduced 10 days ago between Ernakulam Junction and Harbour Terminus on Willingdon Island, citing very poor patronage. Steam locoMr.
Sinha said a steam engine rake would be introduced between Harbour Terminus and Ernakulam Junction, for heritage enthusiasts. In the meantime, the rail lines leading to the Harbour Terminus station which was renovated for the DEMU service in 2017 will be used for berthing goods trains and also ‘materials trains’ which are used for maintaining tracks,” he said. The daily income is around ?500, while the operational expenditure is over ?35,000,” said Shirish Kumar Sinha, Thiruvananthapuram Divisional Railway Manager. “Less than 15 people are travelling in the three-coach train during each trip in the 8-km corridor..