Kanniyakumari Terminus railway 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. It is a railway terminus of the Indian Railways serving the coastal town of Kanyakumari in the state of Tamil Nadu.

Kanniyakumari Terminus

Cape Comorin
Express train & Passenger train station
A platform of the station
General information
LocationNational Highway 44, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu,
Coordinates8°5′16″N 77°32′48″E
Elevation36 metres (118 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Nagercoil – Kanniyakumari railway line
Platforms6
Tracks7
ConnectionsTaxi stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Accessible
Other information
StatusFunctioning (doubling)
Station codeCAPE
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened1979 (1979)
ElectrifiedYes
Route map
km
to Tirunelveli Junction
0
Nagercoil Junction
to Thiruvananthapuram Central
12
Suchindram
16
Kanniyakumari
Location
Kanniyakumari
Location within India
Kanniyakumari
Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu)
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