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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Kanniyakumari <br />
| native_name = Cape Comorin<br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Express trains in India|Express train]] & [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = GKN Kanniyakuari Railway DSC 1000.JPG<br />
| image_size = <br />
| image_caption = A platform of the station<br />
| address = [[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]], [[Kanniyakumari]], [[Tamil Nadu]],<br />
| line = Nagercoil – Kanniyakumari railway line<br />
| other = Taxi stand, Auto rickshaw stand<br />
| structure = Standard on-ground<br />
| platform = 6<br />
| depth = 200 feet <br />
| levels = 1<br />
| tracks = 7<br />
| opened = {{start date and age|1979}}<br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| grade = B-2 GRADE <br />
| closed = Partially <br />
| rebuilt = Undergoing <br />
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = CAPE<br />
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Thiruvananthapuram}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning <br />
| services = <br />
| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu<br />
| map_dot_label = Kanniyakumari<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|8|5|16|N|77|32|48|E|display=inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|36|m|ft}}<br />
| route_map = {{Nagercoil – Kanniyakumari branch line}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Kanniyakumari railway station''' (formerly '''Cape Comorin railway station'''), (station code:- '''CAPE''') is an NSG–4 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=4 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is a railway terminus of the [[Indian Railways]] serving the coastal town of [[Kanyakumari]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhandari |first=Shashwat |date=2022-05-25 |title=From Rameswaram to Kanyakumari, how 5 Tamil Nadu railway stations will look after redevelopment |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/tamil-nadu-railway-stations-kanyakumari-chennai-rameswaram-redevelopment-pm-modi-to-launch-new-projects-worth-rs-31-500-crore-2022-05-25-779348 |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref> It is the southernmost railway station on the Indian mainland.<br />
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==Administration==<br />
It is a part of the [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]]. The Kanyakumari rail station is located in the heart of Kanyakumari and is only {{convert|1|km}} away from Kanyakumari beach.<br />
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== Projects and development ==<br />
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under [[Amrit Bharat Station Scheme]] of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite news |title=AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980 |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=Press Information Bureau |date=10 Feb 2023 |location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />
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==New lines in proposal==<br />
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Indian Railways were planning for an East Coast Railway Route starting from Chennai to Kanyakumari via [[Cuddalore]], [[Karaikudi]], [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Tuticorin]]. The surveys were done in a phase by phase manner and submitted for approvals, but the Railway board shelved the project in 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/nov/19/new-railway-line-along-ecr-dropped-chennai-cuddalore-link-may-get-nod-next-year-1900147.html | title=New railway line along ECR dropped, Chennai-Cuddalore link may get nod next year | date=19 November 2018 }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IndiaRailInfo|1010}}<br />
{{Commons category|Kanyakumari railway station}}<br />
{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Kanyakumari district]]<br />
[[Category:Railway terminus in India]]<br />
[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Kanyakumari]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1979]]<br />
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