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[[File:Function Details.jpg|thumb|right|Foundation Stone]]
[[File:Function Details.jpg|thumb|right|Foundation Stone]]


The ''Thiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil-Kanyakumari railway line'' is a line in [[Southern Railway zone]] connecting the cities of [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in the state of [[Kerala]] and [[Nagercoil]] in the state of [[Tamilnadu]]. Trivandrum-Nagercoil-Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli-Nagercoil construction projects were inaugurated by the then Prime minister Mrs Indira Gandhi on 6 September 1972 and was opened on 15 April 1979.
The ''Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line'' is a line in [[Southern Railway zone]] connecting the cities of [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in the state of [[Kerala]] and [[Nagercoil]] in the state of [[Tamilnadu]]. Trivandrum–Nagercoil–Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli–Nagercoil construction projects were inaugurated by the then Prime minister Mrs Indira Gandhi on 6 September 1972 and was opened on 15 April 1979.


The operating speed of trains running between Thiruvananthapuram to Nagercoil from 80 km per hour to 100 km per hour, trains operating from Kanyakumari to Nagercoil from 75 km per hour to 90 km per hour<ref name="speed"></ref>.
The operating speed of trains running between Thiruvananthapuram to Nagercoil from 80 km per hour to 100 km per hour, trains operating from Kanyakumari to Nagercoil from 75 km per hour to 90 km per hour<ref name="speed"></ref>.


==History==
==History==


*''1955-56'':- Survey for this line was sanctioned.<ref name="budget56">{{cite web |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1956-57.pdf|date=23 February 1956|title= Railway Budget speech 1956-57|website=www.indianrailways.gov.in|publisher=[[Government of India]], [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]]}}</ref>
*''1955-56'':- Survey for this line was sanctioned.<ref name="budget56">{{cite web |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1956-57.pdf|date=23 February 1956|title= Railway Budget speech 1956-57|website=www.indianrailways.gov.in|publisher=[[Government of India]], [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]]}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Thiruvananthapuram railway division}}
{{Thiruvananthapuram railway division}}




[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division|+]]
[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division|+]]

Revision as of 05:31, 2 October 2018

Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line
Thiruvananthapuram Central Station main building
Overview
Native nameതിരുവനന്തപുരം-നാഗര്‍കോവില്‍-കന്യാകുമാരി തീവണ്ടി പാത;
திருவனந்தபுரம்-நாகர்கோவில்-கன்னியாகுமாரி ரயில் பாதை
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 tracks1
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 Southern Railway zone connecting the cities of Thiruvananthapuram in the state of Kerala and Nagercoil in the state of Tamilnadu. Trivandrum–Nagercoil–Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli–Nagercoil construction projects were inaugurated by the then Prime minister Mrs Indira Gandhi on 6 September 1972 and was opened on 15 April 1979.

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

History

  • 1955-56:- Survey for this line was sanctioned.[5]
  • 1964-65:- The survey completed.[6].
  • 6 September 1972:- The inauguration of the construction project by the then Prime minister Mrs.Indira Gandhi. [7]
  • 1979 :- The line have been opened to traffic[1].
  • 2012 :- Electrification

Stations

There are 16 railway stations along the stretch. The major stations are Nagercoil Junction, Nagercoil Town, Eraniel, Kulitthurai and Neyyattinkara. Nemom, the second satellite passenger terminal (proposed) to Thiruvananthapuram Central, also comes under this section. The details of the railway stations with annual earnings in 2016-2017[8] is shown below.

Sl. No Station Name Category[9] (based on Earnings 2011-12) Earnings during 2016-17 Total no. of passrs booked during 2016-17 Pass per day Daily avg. earnings during 2016-17
1 Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC) NSG 2/ A1 1844816371 14363426 39352 5054291
2 Nemom (NEM) NSG 6/E 459865 64823 178 1260
3 Balaramapuram (BRAM) NSG 6/E 1229900 189367 519 3370
4 Neyyattinkara (NYY) NSG 5/D 20004580 1814997 4973 54807
5 Amaravila Halt (AMVA) HG 2/F 724075 124130 340 1984
6 Dhanuvachapuram (DAVM) HG 2/F 2080930 385654 1057 5701
7 Parassala (PASA) NSG 5/E 17622854 1182863 3241 48282
8 Kuzhuthurai West (KZTW) HG 2/F 2218990 257362 705 6079
9 Kulitthurai NSG 5/B 61304832 1337257 3664 167958
10 Palliyadi (PYD) HG 2/F 890791 123953 340 2441
11 Eraniel (ERL) NSG 5/D 22149696 526474 1442 60684
12 Viranialur (VRLR) HG 2/F 607565 63872 175 1665
13 Nagercoil Town (NJT) HG 1/F 14865233 131912 361 40727
14 Nagercoil Junction (NCJ) NSG 3/A 464332656 2380085 6521 1272144
15 Suchindram (SCH)
16 Kanyakumari (CAPE) NSG 4/A 83780622 695368 1905 503509

**Note:-

  1. Stations written in bold letters - Stations generating Rs. 2,00,00,000(Rs. 2 Crore) or more in a financial year.
  2. The criteria for categorization of stations have now been revised to include footfalls at the station. The stations have been clubbed into three groups -- 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[10].

Electrification & track doubling

The Thiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil-Kanyakumari railway line is fully electrified[2]. Track doubling work is in progress[11] and expected to finished in 2022.[12]

Rail Traffic

Around 35 trains running through this line. The longest running train in the India (Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express) is running through the line. More trains are expected to be introduced along the route with the completion of track doubling.

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Southern Railway - Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2016-17" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Minister of Railways directs to re-categorize railway stations taking into account earnings, passenger footfall, strategic importance". pib.nic.in. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ "Railways revise station categories to improve services". The Economic Times.
  11. ^ "Thiruvananthapuram-Kanyakumari doubling to begin on Jan 23". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. 12 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Railways begin doubling work". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. 24 January 2018.
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