Eraniel railway station

Eraniel,இரணியல்
Authivilai
Indian Railway Station
Passing Station

The Entrance of the Station
Location Opp. Neyyoor Hospital Road,Authiviali, Neyyoor Post, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, Pincode- 629802
 India
Coordinates 8°12′49″N 77°18′27″E / 8.2135°N 77.3076°E / 8.2135; 77.3076Coordinates: 8°12′49″N 77°18′27″E / 8.2135°N 77.3076°E / 8.2135; 77.3076
Elevation 19 metres (62 ft)
Owned by Indian Railway
Operated by Indian Railway
Line(s) Kanyakumari—Thiruvananthapuram
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Connections Auto Stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Disabled access Eraniel
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code ERL
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened 14 April 1979
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (1,27,442) 1,27,442
Location
Eranieli railway station
Location in Tamil Nadu

Eraniel Railway station (Station code: ERL) in Eraniel is the most important railway station of Kallkkulam taluk of Kanyakumari district in the Tamil Nadu state of India.[1] The station has two platforms and falls on the Kanyakumari—Thiruvananthapuram line in the Thiruvananthapuram division of the Southern Railway zone.[2] All daily trains passing through the station halts in Eraniel station.[2] The famous Mandaikadu Bagavathi Amman Temple, Colachel Port, I.R.E Industries in Manavalakurichi and Padmanabhapuram Palace are situated nearby the Station.[2] The station also is the nearest railhead for two municipalities - Padmanabapuram, Colachel and for 25 villages.

Facilities

Revenue

Year Grade Total Rs. Growth %
2009-10 E 55,23,102
2010-11 E 73,45,238
2011-12 E 82,02,963 11.68

Places of interest

Trains passing through Eraniel

Passengers Trains

  • 56310 Nagercoil - Thiruvananthapuram Passengers Train 07:15[3]
  • 56318 Nagercoil - Kochuveli Passengers Train 08:25[3]
  • 56304 Nagercoil - Kottayam Passenger Train 12:42[3]
  • 56316 Nagercoil - Trivandrum Passengers Train 18:42[3]
  • 56311 Thiruvananthapuram - Nagercoil Passengers Train 08:16[3]
  • 56317 Kochuveli - Nagercoil Passengers Train 12:15[3]
  • 56315 Thiruvananthapuram - Nagercoil Passengers Train 18:35[3]
  • 56313 Thiruvananthapuram - Nagercoil Passengers Train 19:20[3]

Express Trains

Sl. No. Train number Train name Origin Destination Time Service Route/Via.
1 16724[4] Ananthapuri Express Thiruvananthapuram Central Chennai Egmore 17:15 Daily Nagercoil,Madurai,Tiruchi
2 16127[4] Guruvayur Express Chennai Guruvayur 22:10 Daily Thiruvananthapuram Central, Alleppey,Ernakulam Jn
3 16128[4] Guruvayur Express Guruvayur Chennai 4:49 Daily Nagercoil,Madurai,Tiruchi
4 16723[4] Ananthapuri Express Chennai Egmore Thiruvananthapuram 11:35 Daily Kulitthurai,Neyyattinkara
5 16382[4] Jayanthi Janatha Express Kanniyakumari Mumbai 06:30 Daily Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Pune
6 16525[4] Island Express Kanniyakumari Bengaluru City Junction 11:15 Daily Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam Jn, Coimbarote Jn
7 56701[3] Madurai Fast Passenger Kollam Madurai 21:49 Daily Nagercoil,Tirunelveli,Virudunagar
8 56700[3] Kollam Fast Passenger Madurai Kollam Junction 04:55 Daily Thiruvananthapuram, Varakala
9 16526[4] Island Express Bengaluru City Junction Kanniyakumari 16:59 Daily Nagercoil
10 16381[4] Jayanthi Janatha Express Mumbai Kanniyakumari 10:38 Daily Nagercoil
11 16650[4] Parasuram Express Nagercoil Mangaluru Central 04:20 Daily Thiruvananthapuram,Kottiyam,Ernakulam,Kozhikode
12 16649[4] Parasuram Express Mangaluru Central Nagercoil 19:54 Daily Nagercoil

Train with no stop at Eraniel

  • Nagercoil – Mangaluru 16605/16606 Ernad express Daily[4]
  • Kanniyakumari - Jammu Express (16317/16318) weekly[4]
  • Nagercoil – Gandhidham Express(16336/16335) Weekly[4]
  • Nagercoil –Shalimar Superfast (12659/12660) Weekly[4]
  • Tirunelveli - Bilaspur Superfast(12787/12788) Weekly[4]
  • Tirunelveli - Hapa Superfast (12997/12998) bi-weekly[4]
  • Kanniyakuamri - Dibrugarh (15905/15906) Weekly[4]

Expecting Train services

Extension of Trains

New Train Services

Technical Details

Transfer Division

The Thiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil-Kanyakumari railway line was opened on Sixteenth April 1979, and was then under Madurai Division.Thiruvananthapuram division was formed on second October 1979 carving out certain sections from Madurai division. The Meter Gauge sections of Madurai division were retained, while all the newly laid Broad Gauge Sections of Madurai Division were transferred to Thiruvananthapuram Division. Thus, the Thiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil-Kanyakumari BG line, and the under-construction Tirunelveli-Nagercoil BG line were transferred to Thiruvananthapuram Division. It was then mentioned that when the Tirunelveli-Madurai line is converted into BG line the sections falling under Kanyakumari district and Tirunelveli District would be transferred back to Madurai Division.The Thrunelveli-Madurai line was converted into BG line on 8-4-1981 and ever since people from South Tamil Nadu have been demanding the merger of Kanyakumari BG line with Madurai Division.

Ever since its inception, Kanyakumari district has been willfully neglected by Thiruvananthapuram division(like what Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad Divisions are neglected by Southern Railway), be it in providing Railway infrastructure, providing the required train services, passenger amenities etc. Kanyakumari terminal station lacks the required Railway infrastructures and therefore request for more train services were always turned down by them citing the same handicap as the reason. Kanyakumari District people are demanding transfer Kanyakumari - Nagercoil - Kuzhithurai - Thiruvananthapuram (except Thiruvananthapuram Station) and Nagercoil - Tirunelveli (up to Melappalayam) section to Madurai Division, at the earliest. It is also stressed that under any circumstances, the above places should be under the administration of southern railway zone that is with Chennai only. Even in future also this area should not be attached with any other Zone including Trivandrum, Kerala.[9]

Future plans

Public Grievances

Divisional Level

Zonal Level

Railway Board Level

Railway stations in Kanniyakumari District

Station name Station code Pin Code Phone Number
Nagercoil Railway Station[3] NCJ 629002 04652-240303
Nagercoil Town[3] NJT 629003 04652
Kanniyakumari[3] CAPE 629702 04652-246247
Kulitthurai[3] KZT 629165 04651-270133
Eraniel[3] ERL 629802 04651-222338
Aralvaymozhi[3] AAY 629301 04652-263138
Palliyadi[3] PYD 629169 04651
Kulitthurai West[3] KZTW 629163 04651
Viranialur[3] VRLR 629801 04651
Suchindram[3] SUCH 629704 04652
Tovalai[10] THX 629302 04652

Gallery

References

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 XI LOK SABHA DEBATES Session II, Budget Thursday, 25 July 1996/Sravana 3, 1918 (Saka)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Southern Zone Time Table July 2010, Page no 170 & Table No. 41,41A
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Southern Zone Time Table July 2010, Page no 112 & Table No. 13,13A
  5. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3895351.ece
  6. ↑ http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/24/stories/2010022462570400.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/27/stories/2010072757920300.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/25/stories/2011022552980900.htm
  9. ↑ http://164.100.47.132/newdebate/15/12/11122012/Fullday.pdf
  10. ↑ Southern Zone Time Table July 2010, Page no 185 & Table No. 56,56A

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