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Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari line
Thiruvananthapuram Central Station main building
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerSouthern Railway zone
LocaleKerala
Tamilnadu
Termini
Stations16
WebsiteSouthern Railway
Service
TypeRegional rail
Light rail
SystemElectrified
Services1
Operator(s)Thiruvananthapuram
Rolling stockWAP-1, WAP-4 electric locos; WDS-6, WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDP-4 and WDG-3A, WDG-4
History
Opened1979; 45 years ago (1979)[1]
Electrification2012[2]
Technical
Line length86 kilometres (53 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Loading gauge4,725 mm × 3,660 mm (15 ft 6.0 in × 12 ft 0.1 in) (BG)[3]
ElectrificationOverhead catenary
Operating speed100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) (between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Nagercoil Junction)
90 kilometres per hour (56 mph) (between Nagercoil Junction and Kanyakumari)[4]
Route map

Legend
km
Up arrow to Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
0
 Tirunelveli Junction Bus interchangeParking
Thiruvallur overpass
Left arrow to Tenkasi Junction
Thamirabarani River
 Right arrow to Tiruchendur
MDUTooltip Madurai railway division
TVCTooltip Thiruvananthapuram railway division
limits
4
 Melappalaiyam
SH 40 Road
16
 Sengulam
NH44-IN.svg NH 44
30
 Nanguneri
36
 Dalapathy Samudram
43
 Valliyur
51
 North Panakudi
NH44-IN.svg NH 44
61
 Aralvaymoli
65
 Tovalai
Pazhayar River
74
0
 Nagercoil JunctionParking
4
 Suchindram
16
 Kanyakumari Bus interchangeParking
NH944-IN.svg NH 944
 Putheri overpass
79
 Nagercoil Town
NH66-IN.svg NH 66
 SH 91 overpass
85
 Viranialur
Valliyaru River
92
 Eraniel
SH 180 overpass
Thenkankuzhi overpass
Panavilai overpass
Palliyadi overpass
101
 Palliyadi
Valvaithankoshtam Tunnel
107
 Kulitthurai Parking
NH66-IN.svg NH 66
Thamiraparani River
110
 Kuzhuthurai West
Kazhuvanthittai Junction overpass
Kaithakuzhi Tunnel
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
117
 Parassala
Vellarada Road
Aalampara Road
overpass
Parasuvaikkal overpass
121
 Dhanuvachapuram
Dhanuvachapuram overpass
126
 Amaravila Halt
Neyyar River
 Neyyattinkara overpass
128
 NeyyattinkaraParking
132
 Balaramapuram
Thannivila Tunnel
 Pravachambalam overpass
137
 Nemom
Nemom Railway overpass
Studio Road overpass
Pappanamcode Malayinkeezhu Road overpass
Karamana River
 Poojapura Karamana Road overpass
Killi River
 Kochar Road
Valiashala overpass
NH66-IN.svg NH 66
145
 Thiruvananthapuram Central Bus interchangeParking
Down arrow to Kollam Junction
Foundation Stone

The Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line is a line in the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It connects the cities Thiruvananthapuram and Nagercoil. The railway opened on 15 April 1979. This is the southernmost section of Indian Railways. The terminus of the line is at Kanyakumari railway station.

History

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In 1955, a survey for the railway line was sanctioned.[5] It was completed in 1965, and construction began on 6 September 1972 with a ceremony with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.[6] On 15 April 1979, the line began to operate.[7]

The Thiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil-Kanyakumari railway line is fully electrified.[2] Track doubling work is in progress[8] and is expected to finished in 2022.[9]

Stations

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There are 16 railway stations along the line. The major stations are Nagercoil Junction, Nagercoil Town, Eraniel, Kulitthurai, and Neyyattinkara. Thiruvananthapuram_South_(Nemom), the second satellite passenger terminal to the proposed Thiruvananthapuram Central, also comes under this section.

The train line has seen financial gain, and its earnings are shown below.[10] Stations in bold letters generated a minimum of 2 crore.

Sl. No Station Name Category[11][12][note 1] (based on 2011-12 earnings) Earnings during 2016–17 Total no. of passengers booked during 2016–17 Passengers per day Daily avg. earnings during 2016–17
1 Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC) NSG 2/ A1 184,48,16,371 1,43,63,426 39,352 50,54,291
2 Thiruvananthapuram_South_(Nemom) (NEM) NSG 6/E 4,59,865 64,823 178 1,260
3 Balaramapuram (BRAM) NSG 6/E 12,29,900 1,89,367 519 3,370
4 Neyyattinkara (NYY) NSG 5/D 2,00,04,580 18,14,997 4,973 54,807
5 Amaravila Halt (AMVA) HG 2/F 7,24,075 1,24,130 340 1,984
6 Dhanuvachapuram (DAVM) HG 2/F 20,80,930 3,85,654 1,057 5,701
7 Parassala (PASA) NSG 5/E 1,76,22,854 11,82,863 3,241 48,282
8 Kuzhuthurai West (KZTW) HG 2/F 22,18,990 2,57,362 705 6,079
9 Kuzhithurai(KZT) NSG 5/B 6,13,04,832 13,37,257 3,664 1,67,958
10 Palliyadi (PYD) HG 2/F 8,90,791 1,23,953 340 2,441
11 Eraniel (ERL) NSG 5/D 2,21,49,696 5,26,474 1,442 60,684
12 Viranialur (VRLR) HG 2/F 6,07,565 63,872 175 1,665
13 Nagercoil Town (NJT) HG 1/F 1,48,65,233 1,31,912 361 40,727
14 Nagercoil Junction (NCJ) NSG 3/A 46,43,32,656 23,80,085 6,521 12,72,144
15 Suchindram (SCH)
16 Kanyakumari (CAPE) NSG 4/A 8,37,80,622 6,95,368 1,905 5,03,509

Rail traffic

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Around 21 trains run on the line. More trains are expected to be introduced along the route with the completion of track doubling.

The operating speed of trains running between Thiruvananthapuram to Nagercoil ranges from 80 to 100 km per hour. Trains operating from Kanyakumari to Nagercoil run from 75 to 90 km per hour.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Station grouping has been separated into three categories. Non-suburban (NS), Suburban (S), and Halt (H). These groups have further been put in grades ranging from NSG 1-6, SG 1-3 and HG 1-3, respectively.

References

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  1. ^ "Railway Budget speech 1979-80" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 20 February 1979.
  2. ^ a b "First electric engine-hauled train reaches Kanyakumari". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. 25 May 2012.
  3. ^ J S Mundrey (2010). Railway Track Engineering (Fourth ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-07-068012-8. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b "The Trivandrum division has also decided to increase the speed of trains". The Hindu. Nagercoil. 4 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Railway Budget speech 1956-57" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 23 February 1956.
  6. ^ "Railway Budget speech 1965-66" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 18 February 1965.
  7. ^ "Railway Budget speech 1973-74" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 20 February 1973.
  8. ^ "Thiruvananthapuram-Kanyakumari doubling to begin on Jan 23". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. 12 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Railways begin doubling work". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. 24 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Southern Railway - Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2016-17" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Minister of Railways directs to re-categorize railway stations taking into account earnings, passenger footfall, strategic importance". pib.nic.in.
  12. ^ "Railways revise station categories to improve services". The Economic Times.
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