Rail coach restaurant to add a new attraction near Mattancherry Halt station
Southern Railway is converting a decommissioned train coach into an air-conditioned restaurant near the heritage Mattancherry Halt station in Kochi. The project aims to repurpose railway assets while providing a unique dining experience for tourists.
Why it matters
Demonstrates creative urban redevelopment and the repurposing of historical infrastructure for tourism.
Rail coach restaurant to add a new attraction near Mattancherry Halt station left A railway coach being refurbished into a restaurant near the Mattancherry Halt railway station on Willingdon Island in Kochi. THULASI KAKKAT THULASI KAKKAT https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/kfgy3j/article71552436.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/rail_restaurant_02.jpg THULASI KAKKAT Kochi, Keralam, 03/10/2026 : A Rail Coach Restaurant that is being readied near Mattancherry Halt railway station at Willingdon Island in Kochi by Southern Railway. A railway coach is being refurbished and converted into a restaurant here, offering a unique dining experience to guests. Photo : Thulasi Kakkat RCR at Mattancherry Halt being developed under renovate, operate, maintain and transfer model; menu to be approved by Railways KOCHI With passenger train services to the Cochin Harbour Terminus station having stopped many years ago, the Railways are readying an air-conditioned ‘rail coach restaurant’ (RCR) near Mattancherry Halt station en route by refurbishing a train coach.
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