Kanniyakumari Terminus | |
Native Name: | Cape Comorin |
Type: | Express train & Passenger train station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | National Highway 44, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, |
Line: | Nagercoil – Kanniyakumari railway line |
Other: | Taxi stand, Auto rickshaw stand |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 6 |
Depth: | 200 feet |
Levels: | 1 |
Tracks: | 7 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Grade: | B 2 GRADE |
Closed: | PARTIALLY |
Rebuilt: | UNDERGOING |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Southern Railway zone |
Status: | Functioning (doubling) |
Services: | 10 |
Map Type: | India#India Tamil Nadu |
Map Dot Label: | Kanniyakumari |
Coordinates: | 8.0878°N 77.5467°W |
Elevation: | 36m (118feet) |
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]
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 away from Kanyakumari beach.
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[3]
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]