The line in 1944 The Cochin State Forest Tramway was a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge[1][2][3] cable railway line that ran from the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in Palakkad District to the town of Chalakudy in Thrissur District in India.

Operating from 1907 to 1963, it served the State of Cochin and brought prosperity by enabling the transport of teak and rosewood from the forest into town.

[2] Sir Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill, the Governor of Madras, inaugurated its construction on 3 October 1905.

The locomotives, rolling stock and machinery for the tramway were supplied by Orenstein and Koppel of Germany.

Another special committee was set up in 1950 under the chairmanship of the Chief Conservator of Forests, which recommended discontinuing of the tramway.

Willingdon Island, which was created during construction of Cochin Port, was also bankrolled by tramway revenues.