Chandanattop railway station

Chandanathoppe Chandanattop
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Location	Mamood, NH-744, Chandanathoppe, Kollam, Kerala India
Coordinates	8°55′48″N 76°38′30″E / 8.929914°N 76.641712°ECoordinates: 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 railway division
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1904
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Kilikollur Southern Railway zone Kollam–Sengottai branch line Kundara
Route map Legend km to Trivandrum Central 0 Kollam Junction to Kayamkulam Junction TVC MDU limits 6 Kilikollur 8 Chandanattop Halt 13 Kundara 15 Kundara East 19 Ezhukone 25 Kottarakara 30 Kuri 37 Auvaneeswarem 45 Punalur Kallada River 55 Edamann 63 Ottakkal 66 Thenmala 13 arch bridge Achankoil River 70 Kazhuthurutti Halt 77 Edapalayam 79 Aryankavu Kerala Tamil Nadu 87 Bhagavathipuram 93 Sengottai 102 Tenkasi Junction to Virudhunagar Junction to Tirunelveli Junction

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.^[1] It is one among the 25 railway stations in Kollam district.^[2][3] 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^[4]

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

Chandanattop railway halt station was inaugurated in 1989 following demands from students of Govt ITI Chandanathope

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

1. "Station Code Enquiry - Indian Railway". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
2. "Chandanathoppe railway station - Indiarailinfo". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
3. "Madurai-Punalur train from tomorrow - The Hindu". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
4. "Punalur-Quilon jn. Section - Indian Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2015.

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