Kanniyakumari Terminus railway station

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Kanniyakumari railway station, (formerly Cape Comorin railway station)(station code: CAPE) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a railway terminus of the Indian Railways serving the coastal town of Kanyakumari in the state of Tamil Nadu.[2]

Kanniyakumari Terminus

Cape Comorin
Express train & Passenger train station
A platform of the station
General information
LocationNational Highway 44, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu,
Coordinates8°5′16″N 77°32′48″E / 8.08778°N 77.54667°E / 8.08778; 77.54667
Elevation36 metres (118 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Nagercoil – Kanniyakumari railway line
Platforms6
Tracks7
ConnectionsTaxi stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Depth200 feet
Platform levels1
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning (doubling)
Station codeCAPE
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened1979; 45 years ago (1979)
ClosedPARTIALLY
RebuiltUNDERGOING
ElectrifiedYes
Services
10
Route map
km
Up arrow to Tirunelveli Junction
0
Nagercoil JunctionParking
Left arrow to Thiruvananthapuram Central
12
Suchindram
16
KanniyakumariParking
Location
Kanniyakumari is located in India
Kanniyakumari
Kanniyakumari
Location within India
Kanniyakumari is located in Tamil Nadu
Kanniyakumari
Kanniyakumari
Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu)

Administration

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It is a part of the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It's the southernmost railway station in India. The Kanyakumari rail station is located in the heart of Kanyakumari and is only 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from Kanyakumari beach.

Projects and development

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It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[3]

New lines in proposal

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Indian Railways were planning for East Coast Railway Route starting from Chennai to Kanyakumari via Cuddalore, Karaikudi, Ramanathapuram, Tuticorin. The surveys were gone on a phase by phase manner and submitted for approvals, the Railway board currently shelved the project.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (25 May 2022). "From Rameswaram to Kanyakumari, how 5 Tamil Nadu railway stations will look after redevelopment". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^ "New railway line along ECR dropped, Chennai-Cuddalore link may get nod next year". 19 November 2018.
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