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
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
| 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 |
See also
- Kollam Junction railway station
- Paravur railway station
- Kundara railway station
- Kilikollur railway station
References
- ^ "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.
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