Kochi: The announcement could be heard all over the Ernakulam South station: The Kollam-bound Memu via Alappuzha was stationed at platform No: 4. But commuters failed to spot the Mainline Electrical

A ticket fare of Rs 105 to travel a 30-km distance on an ordinary train with no special facilities. That’s the MEMU first class for you.

But the bigger trap is the “common entrance” with the ordinar

The Mainline Electrical Multiple Units (MEMU) train services recently launched on the Ernakulam-Kollam section have been an instant hit and the Indian railways has finally succeeded in catering to the

The clamour for MEMU services linking some of the southern towns and Ernakulam is slowly giving way to some worry over the silent, high speed trains’ potential for danger, as the train service has beg