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Kanniyakumari Terminus railway station

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Kanniyakumari Terminus

Cape Comorin

Express train & Passenger train station

A platform of the station

General information

Location

National Highway 44, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu,

Coordinates

8°5′16″N 77°32′48″E / 8.08778°N 77.54667°E / 8.08778; 77.54667

Elevation

36 metres (118 ft)

Owned by

Indian Railways

Operated by

Southern Railway zone

Line(s)

Nagercoil – Kanniyakumari railway line

Platforms

Tracks

Connections

Taxi stand, Auto rickshaw stand

Construction

Structure type

Standard (on-ground station)

Depth

200 feet

Platform levels

Accessible

Other information

Status

Functioning (doubling)

Station code

CAPE

Zone(s)

Southern Railway zone

Division(s)

Thiruvananthapuram

History

Opened

1979; 45 years ago (1979)

Closed

PARTIALLY

Rebuilt

UNDERGOING

Electrified

Yes

Services

Route map

Legend

toTirunelveli Junction

Nagercoil Junction

toThiruvananthapuram Central

Suchindram

Kanniyakumari

Location

Kanniyakumari

Location within India

Kanniyakumari

Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu)

Kanniyakumari railway station, (formerly Cape Comorin railway station)(station code: CAPE) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway stationinThiruvananthapuram railway divisionofSouthern 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]

Administration[edit]

It is a part of the Thiruvananthapuram railway divisionofSouthern 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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.