Kochi: Ernakulam junction railway station all set for passengers from Delhi

KOCHI: Arrangements to screen passengers and ensure social distancing at Ernakulam junction railway station have been made after passenger train services started. Thiruvananthapuram bound train from New Delhi will reach Ernakulam junction early on Friday morning.
Health workers have started marking one-meter distance and removing middle seats for passengers. Medical counters will be set up to screen the passengers and there will be separate entry and exits. KSRTC buses will be parked at specific points to transport passengers to their destinations.
“Around 250 passengers will alight at Ernakulam station on Friday at 1.40am. They will be screened at the counter and symptomatic people will be transported to Kalamassery medical college,” said an officer incharge of arranging facilities at the station.
Around 27 passengers will board the train to Thiruvananthapuram from Ernakulam.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday morning, demonstration of automatic hand sanitizer, robot that can carry food for Covid-19 patients and social distancing safety helmet was held at the station. The sanitizer dispenser device would dispense the liquid for. 75 seconds when someone places their hands under the dispenser. This is a rechargeable device developed by R Nidheej, junior engineer in signal division. The device will be installed at the entrance of the station to facilitate passengers to it.
The ‘railmitra’ robot will be distributing essential items like medicines, food and water to Covid-19 patients and collect bottles, plates and masks. The robot, also developed by R Nidheej, has a UV disinfection chamber to disinfect contaminated items. UV lights fitted at the bottom of the robot can disinfect contaminated floors.