Chandanattop_railway_station Knowpia

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Kollam–Sengottai; branch line
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Chandanathoppe
Chandanattop
Chandanathoppe ; Chandanattop
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
General information
Location	Mamood, NH-744, Chandanathoppe, Kollam, Kerala; India
Coordinates	8°55′48″N 76°38′30″E / 8.929914°N 76.641712°E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CTPE
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1904; 120 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2017–18	131 per day ; 47,689 per year
Services
Route map
Route map
Kollam–Sengottai; branch line
	TVCTooltip Thiruvananthapuram railway division
	MDUTooltip Madurai railway division
	Kerala
	Tamil Nadu
Location
	Chandanathoppe ; Chandanattop Location within India Chandanathoppe ; Chandanattop Chandanathoppe ; 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]

Significance edit

Chandanattop railway station is situated at the borders of Kollam city. Chandanathoppe is one among the cashew hubs of Kollam city. It is the nearest railway station to Govt. ITI, Chandanathope. People from areas like Mammoodu, Mekone, Kuzhiyam, a portion of Kilikollur etc. are depending on this railway station.

Kilikollur station is situated 1.7 km away from Chandanattop, it is the shortest distance between two railway stations in India.

The station was inaugurated as a halt station in 1989–90 by then Member of parliament from Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency) Shri. S. Krishna Kumar following demand from students of Govt. ITI, Chandanathope. The old station building having ticket counter was abandoned following gauge conversion in 2007–2010 period.^[6]

Services edit

Train number	Source	Destination	Name/Type
56332	Kollam Junction	Punalur	Passenger
56331	Punalur	Kollam Junction	Passenger
56334	Kollam Junction	Punalur	Passenger
56700	Madurai	Punalur	Passenger
56333	Punalur	Kollam Junction	Passenger
56336	Kollam Junction	Punalur	Passenger
56335	Punalur	Kollam Junction	Passenger
56701	Punalur	Madurai	Passenger
56338	Kollam Junction	Punalur	Passenger
56337	Punalur	Kollam Junction	Passenger

References edit

^ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 - Madurai Division" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
^ "Station Code Enquiry – Indian Railway". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ "Chandanathoppe railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ "Madurai–Punalur train from tomorrow". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ "Punalur-Quilon jn. Section – Indian Railway" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ Staff Reporter (11 May 2010). "Kollam-Punalur broad gauge line to be commissioned today". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

External links edit

[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.

[6] Staff Reporter (11 May 2010). "Kollam-Punalur broad gauge line to be commissioned today". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

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