Nagercoil Junction railway station
Nagercoil Junction நாகர்கோவில் சந்திப்பு | |
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| 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 |
Foundation Stone
Placard of Inaugural Function
Ananthapuri Express at stationary mode
Nagercoil Junction railway station is a railway junction in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu. The station has four platforms connecting the Kanyakumari—Trivandrum line (West Coast Line) of the Thiruvananthapuram railway division to the Chennai - Madurai - Nagercoil line [1] 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.[2]
History
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.
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Revenue
| Station Name | Grade | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
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| Aralvaymozhi | E | 21,15,127 | 17,78,567 | 43,03,387 |
| Kanyakumari | A | 4,79,37,440 | 5,76,31,386 | 7,13,23,240 |
| Eraniel | D | 89,54,885 | 93,61,162 | 1,48,93,334 |
| Kulitturai | B | 2,14,14,960 | 2,26,22,912 | 2,68,05,322 |
| Nagercoil Jn | A | 17,99,20,348 | 20,17,67,259 | 21,91,67,166 |
Trains at Nagercoil Junction
Passenger Trains
The services are:[3]
- 56310 Nagercoil - Trivandrum Passenger
- 56321 Kanniyakumari - Tirunelveli Passenger
- 56312 Tirunelveli - Nagercoil Passenger
- 56325 Nagercoil - Kanniyakumari Passenger
- 56319 Nagercoil - Coimbatore Passenger
- 56320 Coimbatore - Nagercoil Passenger
- 56318 Nagercoil - Kochuveli Passenger
- 56304 Nagercoil - Kottayam Passenger
- 56316 Nagercoil - Trivandrum Passenger
- 56311 Trivandrum - Nagercoil Passenger
- 56317 Kochuveli - Nagercoil Passengers
- 56315 Trivandrum - Nagercoil Passenger
- 56313 Trivandrum - Nagercoil Passenger
- 66304 Kollam - Kanniyakumari MEMU
- 66305 Kanniyakumari - Kollam MEMU
- 56715 Punalur - Kanniyakumari Passenger
- 56716 Kanniyakumari - Punalur Passenger
- 56701 Punalur - Madurai Passenger
- 56700 Madurai - Punalur Passenger
Express Trains
Departure
| Train No. | Train Name | Origin | Destination |
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| 16352 | Mumbai Express | Nagercoil | Mumbai |
| 16128[4] | Guruvayur Express | Guruvayur | Chennai |
| 16340 | Mumbai Express | Nagercoil | Mumbai |
| 12666[4] | Howrah Express | Kanyakumari | Howrah |
| 16863[4] | Puducherry Express | Kanyakumari | Puducherry |
| 16354[4] | Kacheguda Express | Nagercoil | Kacheguda |
| 17236 | Bangalore Express | Nagercoil | Bangalore |
| 12668 | Chennai Express | Nagercoil | Chennai |
| 12634 | Kanniyakumari Express | Kanniyakumari | Chennai |
| 16724 | Ananthapuri Express | Trivandrum | Chennai |
| 12641 | Thirukural Express | Kanniyakumari | Nizamudin |
| 12690 | Chennai Express | Nagercoil | Chennai |
| 16609 | Coimbatore Express | Nagercoil | Coimbatore |
| 22622[4] | Rameswaram Express | Kanyakumari | Rameswaram |
| 16606[4] | Ernad Express | Nagercoil | Mangalore |
| 22620 | Bilaspur Express | Tirunelveli | Bilaspur |
| 16650[4] | Parasuram Express | Nagercoil | Mangalore |
| 16382[4] | Jayanthi Janatha Express | Kanniyakumari | Mumbai |
| 19577[4] | Hapa Express | Tirunelveli | Hapa |
| 16723 | Ananthapuri Express | Chennai | Trivandrum |
| 16525[4] | Island Express | Kanniyakumari | Bangalore |
| 16336[4] | Gandhidham Express | Nagercoil | Gandhidham |
| 16317[4] | HimsagarExpress | Kanniyakumari | Jammu Tawi |
| 12659[4] | Gurudev Express | Nagercoil | Shalimar |
| 15905[4] | Vivek Express | Kanniyakumari | Dibrugarh |
| 16127[4] | Guruvayur Express | Chennai | Guruvayur |
Passenger Amenities
- Upper Class Waiting Room
- Cloak Room
- Vegetarian refreshment stall
- Newspaper stall
- Computerised Reservation Center (PRS system)
- Unreserved Ticket System
- Food stalls on platform 1
- Retiring Room
- Coach position indication board
- Two wheeler and Four wheeler parking
- Information Center
Railway Lines in Nagercoil Junction
| Line No. | Towards | Passing through Station | Type / Track |
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| 1 | Chennai | Tirunelveli, Madurai, Trichirappalli |
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| 2 | Mangalore | Trivandrum, Ernakulam |
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| 3 | Kanyakumari | Suchindram |
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| 4 | Chettikulam | Aloor-Nagarcoil | Broad Gauge - Under Survey (Proposed) |
| 5 | Karaikudi | Tiruchunder,Tuticorin | Broad Gauge- Under Survey (Proposed) |
See also
References
- ↑ XI LOK SABHA DEBATES Session II, Budget Thursday, 25 July 1996/Sravana 3, 1918 (Saka)
- ↑ "Chennai-Kanyakumari section emerges most profitable for third year running"
- ↑ Southern Zone Time Table July 2013, Page no 170 & Table No. 41,41A
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Southern Zone Time Table July 2013, Page no 112 & Table No. 13,13A
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