Owned by Indian Railways Owner Indian Railways Tracks 6 | Operated by Southern Railway zone Platforms in use 4 | |
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Location National Highway 7, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, Line(s) Kanniyakumari - Nagarcoil Connections Taxi Stand, Auto Rickshaw stand Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 629702 Similar Nagercoil Junction railway st, Tirunelveli Junction railway st, Kollam Junction railway st, Kuzhithurai railway station, Rameswaram railway station | ||
Kanniyakumari railway station tamil nadu
Kanniyakumari railway station (Station code: CAPE) is a railway terminus of the Indian Railways serving the coastal city of Kanyakumari in the state of Tamil Nadu.
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Administration
It is a part of the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It's the southern most 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 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 etc.