Kanniyakumari railway station

Kanniyakumari

Cape Comorin
Kanniyakumari; Cape Comorin
Express train & Passenger train station
	A platform of the station
General information
Location	National Highway 44, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu,
Coordinates	8°5′16″N 77°32′48″E / 8.08778°N 77.54667°E
Elevation	36 metres (118 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Thiruvananthapuram – Nagercoil – Kanniyakumari railway line
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Connections	Taxi stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning (doubling)
Station code	CAPE
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Electrified	Yes
Location
	Kanniyakumari Location within India Kanniyakumari Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu)

Kanniyakumari railway station, formerly Cape Comorin railway station, (station code: CAPE) is a railway terminus of the Indian Railways serving the coastal town of Kanniyakumari in the state of Tamil Nadu.^[1]

Administration

It is a part of the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It's the southernmost railway station in India. The Kanyakumari rail station is located in the heart of Kanyakumari and is only 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from Kanyakumari beach.

Services

Several express trains connect Kanyakumari with the rest of India. Two of the 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, Thiruvananthapuram and other cities.