Nagercoil Junction railway station
Nagercoil Junction Nagerkovil Junction | |
|---|---|
 Indian Railways station | |
 Main building of the station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Railway Feeder Rd, Kottar, Nagercoil. PIN – 629 002, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu India |
| Coordinates | 8°10′26″N 77°26′38″E / 8.174°N 77.444°E |
| Elevation | 38 metres (125 ft) |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways (India) |
| Operated by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 4 Side platforms[1] |
| Tracks | 12 |
| Connections | Auto, Taxi stand, Bus stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At–grade |
| Parking | Available |
| Accessible |  |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | NCJ[2] |
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone |
| Division(s) | 50 Hz |
| Passengers | |
| 2018–19 | 8,318 per day[3] |
| Rank | 9 (in Tamil Nadu) 6 (in Trivandrum division) |
Nagercoil Junction railway station (station code: NCJrailway junction in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Background
Trivandrum–Nagercoil–Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli–Nagercoil construction projects were inaugurated by the then
Thiruvananthapuram Central
.
Layout
The station has four platforms (6 PFs Post doubling) connecting the
Trivandrum line (West Coast Line) of the Thiruvananthapuram railway division to the Chennai– Madurai–Nagercoil line [6]
-
Foundation stone -
Placard of inaugural function
Lines
- Fully Electrified Single BG Line Towards Tirunelveli (Doubling are working in progress)
- Fully Electrified Single BG Line Towards Trivandrum (Doubling are working in progress)
- Fully Electrified single BG Line Towards Kanniyakumari ( Doubling are working in progress )
Projects and development
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "54 Departures from Nagercoil SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2018-19" (PDF). Southern Railways. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Chennai-Kanyakumari section emerges most profitable for third year running"
- ^ "XI LOK SABHA DEBATES Session II, Budget Thursday, 25 July 1996/Sravana 3, 1918 (Saka)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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