Template:Infobox station 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 the southernmost railway station on the Indian mainland.
Administration
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 Template:Convert 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 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.[4]
References
- ↑ SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems(1 April 2023). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ↑ From Rameswaram to Kanyakumari, how 5 Tamil Nadu railway stations will look after redevelopment, Bhandari, Shashwat. www.indiatvnews.com(2022-05-25). Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ↑ AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS. Press Information Bureau(10 Feb 2023). Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ↑ New railway line along ECR dropped, Chennai-Cuddalore link may get nod next year(19 November 2018).
External links
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