Nagercoil Junction railway station
Nagercoil Junction நாகர்கோவில் சந்திப்பு | |
|---|---|
| Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail | |
 Main Building of the station | |
| Location |
Railway Feeder Rd, Kottar, Nagercoil. PIN - 629 002, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu India |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 8°10′26″N 77°26′38″E / 8.174°N 77.444°E |
| Elevation | 38 metres (125 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Southern Railway Zone |
| Line(s) |
Kanyakumari–Nagercoil Trivandrum–Nagercoil Tirunelveli–Nagercoil |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 11 |
| Connections | Auto,Taxi Stand, Bus stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At–grade |
| Parking | Available |
| Disabled access |
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| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | NCJ |
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway Zone |
| Division(s) | Thiruvananthapuram railway division |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 April 1979 |
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 3.24 million |
Nagercoil Junction railway station is a railway junction in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Background
Trivandrum-Nagercoil-Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli-Nagercoil construction projects were inaugurated by the then Prime minister Mrs.Indira Gandhi on 6 September 1972. The Trivandrum-Nagercoil-Kanniyakumari line was opened on 15 April 1979. Nagercoil Junction became operational on 15 April 1979. The rail-link to Kanyakumari was established only in 1979, mainly because establishing a rail line through the district posed some challenges for the rail department and took a lot of efforts, especially the western line. The western line runs through some huge artificial ground-elevations and a number of hill-tunnels. Kanyakumari District is connected through direct train services with all leading metropolitan cities in India like New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata. The Chennai-Nagercoil sector is the largest profit making line in south India, which brought in ₹346 crore (US$51 million) in 2011.[1]
Layout
The station has four platforms connecting the Kanyakumari—Trivandrum line (West Coast Line) of the Thiruvananthapuram railway division to the Chennai - Madurai - Nagercoil line [2]
Lines
- Tirunelveli
- Trivandrum
- Kanyakumari
See also
References
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