Chandanattop railway station explained

Chandanathoppe
Chandanattop
Type:Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Mamood, NH-744, Chandanathoppe, Kollam, Kerala
Country:India
Map Type:India#India Kerala
Line:Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Structure:At–grade
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Parking:Available
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Southern Railway zone
Status:Functioning
Zone:Indian Railways
Passengers:131 per day[1]
47,689 per year
Pass Year:2017–18
Map State:collapsed

Chandanathoppe railway station (Code:CTPE) or Chandanattop railway station is an 'F-class' halt railway station situated at Kollam–Sengottai branch line of Southern Railway zone, India.[2] It is one among the 25 railway stations in Kollam district.[3] [4] The station is partially serving the city of Quilon. Chandanathoppe railway station is coming under the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways. The nearest major rail head of Chandanathoppe railway station is Kollam Junction railway station.

Indian Railways is connecting Chandanathoppe with various cities in India like Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirunelveli, Madurai & with various towns like Paravur, Punalur, Kottarakkara, Nagercoil, Varkala & Neyyattinkara. Nearest railway stations are and . All the Kollam––Kollam passenger services and Punalur–Madurai–Punalur service have halts at Chandanathoppe[5]

Significance

Chandanattop railway station is situated at the borders of Kollam city. Chandanathoppe is one among the cashew hubs of Kollam city. It is the nearest railway station to Govt. ITI, Chandanathope. People from areas like Mammoodu, Mekone, Kuzhiyam, a portion of Kilikollur etc. are depending on this railway station.

Kilikollur station is situated 1.7 km away from Chandanattop, it is the shortest distance between two railway stations in India.

The station was inaugurated as a halt station in 1989–90 by then Member of parliament from Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency) Shri. S. Krishna Kumar following demand from students of Govt. ITI, Chandanathope. The old station building having ticket counter was abandoned following gauge conversion in 2007–2010 period.[6]

Services

Train numberSourceDestinationName/Type
56332Kollam JunctionPassenger
56331Kollam JunctionPassenger
56334Kollam JunctionPassenger
56700MaduraiPassenger
56333Kollam JunctionPassenger
56336Kollam JunctionPassenger
56335Kollam JunctionPassenger
56701MaduraiPassenger
56338Kollam JunctionPassenger
56337Kollam JunctionPassenger

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 - Madurai Division . Southern Railway . 25 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Station Code Enquiry – Indian Railway . 12 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150109102604/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/stn_Code.html . 9 January 2015 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Chandanathoppe railway station. India Rail Info . 12 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Madurai–Punalur train from tomorrow. The Hindu . 12 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Punalur-Quilon jn. Section – Indian Railway . 12 January 2015 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234619/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-iii/ldtpart-iii_sr.pdf . dead .
  6. News: Staff Reporter. 2010-05-11. Kollam-Punalur broad gauge line to be commissioned today. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-04-21. 0971-751X.