Kanniyakumari railway station, (formerly Cape Comorin railway station)(station code: CAPE) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It is a railway terminus of the Indian Railways serving the coastal town of Kanyakumari in the state of Tamil Nadu.^[2]

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Kanniyakumari Terminus Cape Comorin
Express train & Passenger train station
A platform of the station
General information
Location	National Highway 44, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu,
Coordinates	8°5′16″N 77°32′48″E
Elevation	36 metres (118 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Nagercoil – Kanniyakumari railway line
Platforms	6
Tracks	7
Connections	Taxi stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning (doubling)
Station code	CAPE
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
History
Opened	1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Electrified	Yes
Route map Legend km to Tirunelveli Junction 0 Nagercoil Junction to Thiruvananthapuram Central 12 Suchindram 16 Kanniyakumari
Location Kanniyakumari Location within India Show map of India Kanniyakumari Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu

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It is a part of the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It's the southernmost railway station in India. The Kanyakumari rail station is located in the heart of Kanyakumari and is only 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from Kanyakumari beach.

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.^[3]

Indian Railways were planning for East Coast Railway Route starting from Chennai to Kanyakumari via Cuddalore, Karaikudi, Ramanathapuram, Tuticorin. The surveys were gone on a phase by phase manner and submitted for approvals, the Railway board currently shelved the project.^[4]