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To reach Sabarimala from Cochin:

Distance: approximately 200 Kms from Cochin.

By Train: Take any express trains passing from Ernakulam town railway station / Ernakulam Junction Railway station to Trivandrum via Kottayam. Get down at Changanur Railway station which is the nearest station to Pampa. From there one can get KSRTC buses to Pampa or private taxis service.

wikipedia site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabarimala