Title - Railway ticket booth to be opened

KOCHI: A non-reserved ticket issuing facility of the Railways will be inaugurated at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) at Edappally on Monday, taking their total number in the city to seven. Thiruvananthapuram Divisional Railway Manager Rajesh Agarwal will throw open the counter to members of the public. The aim is to reduce the queue at the ticket counters in Kochi’s two main stations-- Ernakulam Junction and Ernakulam Town. The Ernakulam area manager of the Railways P L Ashok Kumar said that passengers would be able to purchase unreserved tickets from the counter. Daily commuters will benefit the most from the new facility. The counter will be similar to the one at the High Court of Kerala.