Chandanattop railway station

Chandanathoppe
Chandanattop
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
General information
LocationMamood, NH-744, Chandanathoppe, Kollam, Kerala
India
Coordinates8°55′48″N 76°38′30″E / 8.929914°N 76.641712°E / 8.929914; 76.641712
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCTPE
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1904; 120 years ago (1904)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2017–18131 per day[1]
47,689 per year
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Kilikollur
towards ?
Southern Railway zone Kundara
towards ?
Location
Chandanathoppe Chandanattop is located in India
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Location within India
Chandanathoppe Chandanattop is located in Kerala
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Chandanattop (Kerala)

Chandanathoppe railway station (Code:CTPE) or Chandanattop railway station is an 'F-class' halt railway station situated at Kollam–Sengottai branch line of Southern Railway zone, India.[2] It is one among the 25 railway stations in Kollam district.[3][4] The station is partially serving the city of Quilon. Chandanathoppe railway station is coming under the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways. The nearest major rail head of Chandanathoppe railway station is Kollam Junction railway station.

Indian Railways is connecting Chandanathoppe with various cities in India like Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirunelveli, Madurai & with various towns like Paravur, Punalur, Kottarakkara, Nagercoil, Varkala & Neyyattinkara. Nearest railway stations are Kundara and Kilikollur. All the Kollam–Punalur–Kollam passenger services and Punalur–Madurai–Punalur service have halts at Chandanathoppe[5]

  1. ^ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 - Madurai Division" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Station Code Enquiry – Indian Railway". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Chandanathoppe railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Madurai–Punalur train from tomorrow". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Punalur-Quilon jn. Section – Indian Railway" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2015.