Eraniel | |||||
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Light rail station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Opp. Neyyoor Hospital -Eraniel Konam Road, Neyyoor Post, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, Pincode- 629802 India | ||||
Coordinates | 8°12′49″N 77°18′27″E / 8.2135°N 77.3076°E | ||||
Elevation | 19 metres (62 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
Line(s) | Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Connections | Auto stand | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Accessible | Eraniel | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | ERL | ||||
Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
Division(s) | Thiruvananthapuram | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | April 14, 1979 | ||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||
Passengers | |||||
1,27,442 | 1,27,442 | ||||
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Eraniel Railway station (station code: ERL) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It in Eraniel is the most important railway station of Kallkkulam taluk of Kanyakumari district in the Tamil Nadu state of India.[2][3] All daily trains passing through the station halts in Eraniel station.[3] The famous Mandaikadu Bagavathi Amman Temple, Colachel Port, I.R.E Industries in Manavalakurichi and Padmanabhapuram Palace are situated nearby the station.[3] The station also is the nearest railhead for two municipalities – Padmanabapuram, Colachel and for 25 villages.This Railway station is very useful to go work in morning time.