Chingavanam Railway station poised for a complete makeover

After Changanassery railway station got a makeover, it is time now for Chingavanam station to sport a swanky new look. Work of the brand new state-of- the- art station is progressing at a fast pace with an aim to commission it by the end of this year. Once completed, the Chingavanam station will also sport all the modern facilities similar to that of Changanassery station. With this, Chingavanam is expected to become one of the most important stations in the Kottayam district

All under one roof

The station building here will sport all the modern amenities soon. Station master's office, booking office, and a new signal and telecommunications office will be set up. The construction of a spacious building is entering its final phase. 

There is just one platform at the station now and it is very low making it difficult elderly and kids to get off the train. When the renovation is over, the platforms will be on the level with the trains.  There will be three platforms at the station. 

Island platforms 

The second and third platforms will be converted into island Platforms. An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station. With the introduction of island platforms, the time it takes to pass through the station will reduce considerably. And once it is modified the number of trains stopping here becomes high. 

 Better seats, drinking water kiosks 

Three platforms with the length of 360 meters are under construction here. The first and second platforms have a 32-metre roof covering. Comfortable seating facilities and safe drinking water fountains would also be provided at the platforms. A three-metre wide foot over bridge will also be constructed at the station.

Parking facilities

The station is about a kilometer away from the Chingavanam junction. The roads will be land filled to avoid water logging There also plans to arrange parking facility by the road by tarring the area too.  The railway officials assured that the issue of the street lights would also be taken care of.