Kanniyakumari railway station

KANYAKUMARI
KANYAKUMARI
Express train & Passenger train station
	A platform of the station
Location	National Highway 44, , Tamil Nadu,
Coordinates	8°5′16″N 77°32′48″E / 8.08778°N 77.54667°E
Elevation	36 metres (118 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Connections	Taxi stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning (doubling)
Station code	CAPE
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Electrified	Yes
Location
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KANYAKUMARI railway station (formerly known as Cape Comorin railway station, station code: CAPE) is a railway terminus of the Indian Railways serving the coastal city of in the state of Tamil Nadu.

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 Kanniyakumari and is only 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from Kanniyakumari beach.

Services[]

Several express trains connect Kanyakumari with the rest of India. Two of the longest trains operated by the Indian Railways — Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express 4,283 kilometres (2,661 mi) and Himsagar Express 3,789 kilometres (2,354 mi) depart from here. It has daily trains to Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai as well as direct trains for Rameswaram, New Delhi, Howrah, Jammu, Dibrugarh, Thiruvananthapuram and other cities.

Gallery[]

Kanyakumari Tirunelveli Passenger in Platform 1
View of the platforms from the buffer stop of the rail tracks.
Station's façade
Kanyakumari Station rail dead-end

References[]

External links[]

Kanniyakumari railway station at the India Rail Info

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