This Island is unseen by many, unknown to many and is one of the beautiful places to visit in Kochi. Named after the former Viceroy of India, lord Willington, Willington Island is one of the prime attractions of Kochi. Willington Island is connected to the mainland Ernakulam by road-cum-railway Venduruthy Bridge.
W-Island houses the Cochin Port Trust, which is one of the major artificial ports in India and a landmark of Kochi, Kerala. Southern Naval Command headquarters is located in this charming island. Cochin shipyard is also located near this island. It is also a major tourist center. Willingdon Island today plays an important role in the city of Kochi and houses some of the district’s best hotels, commercial and industrial offices.
An artificial lake that was made by the dumping of the materials that were dug out while Cochin Port was being deepened. An notable feature of this Island is that it has an Airport (The Naval Airport, the main airport till it was moved to present location in Nedumbassery near Kochi), a railway station (Currently not used by Railways) and well connected Roads (NH 47A).
The first ship, “MT Padma” berthed here on 28 May 1926, under Capt. Bullen’s command. When Lord Wellingdon left Cochin in 1941, Sir Robert Bristow had transformed Cochin into one fo the safest harbours in the peninsula. Willingdon Island has the airport, the railway station and the seaport within a radius of three kilometres, the only one of its kind in the whole world.
Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industries has been strategically placed here, as is the Government of India Tourist Information Office in the vicinity of the airport. This island is a hub of activity with a number of offices, branches of national and international banks, travel agencies and souvenir shop warehouses and one cannot possibly miss visiting the place while being in the city of Kochi.
I have been lucky to be staying in this Island for past 25 years. 
Next time you visit Kochi, make sure you have a visit to W-Island as well. 
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I have been to kerala, but never heard about this place, good to hear about this place from you