Eraniel railway station
Eraniel | |||||
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| Light rail station | |||||
The entrance of the 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. It in Eraniel is the most important railway station of Kallkkulam taluk of Kanyakumari district in the Tamil Nadu state of India. All daily trains passing through the station halts in Eraniel station. The famous Mandaikadu Bagavathi Amman Temple, Colachel Port, I.R.E Industries in Manavalakurichi and Padmanabhapuram Palace are situated nearby the station. 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.