Kanniyakumari Terminus railway station explained

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]

Administration

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.

Projects and development

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 28 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 4 . 1 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Bhandari . Shashwat . 2022-05-25 . From Rameswaram to Kanyakumari, how 5 Tamil Nadu railway stations will look after redevelopment . 2022-08-22 . www.indiatvnews.com . en.
  3. News: AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS . 6 April 2024 . Press Information Bureau . 10 Feb 2023 . New Delhi.
  4. Web site: New railway line along ECR dropped, Chennai-Cuddalore link may get nod next year . 19 November 2018 .