Английская Википедия:Chengannur railway station
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Chengannur railway station is an 'NSG 3 category' station located at Chengannur in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the busiest stations in the Шаблон:Stnlnk–Шаблон:Stnlnk–Шаблон:Stnlnk–Ernakulam route, primarily due to the Sabarimala pilgrims. The station is managed by Southern Railway under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division. Chengannur railway station mainly serves the people of Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta district.
History
Chengannur rail link came into existence in 1958 when Ernakulam–Шаблон:Stnlnk metre-gauge railway line was extended to Шаблон:Stnlnk. The railway line between Шаблон:Stnlnk and Шаблон:Stnlnk via Kottayam was converted to broad gauge in 1976.
Significance
Chengannur railway station is the nearest rail station to reach famous pilgrimage places like Sabarimala, Pandalam, Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple, Parumala Church, Maramon and Manjinikkara Church .It is also the nearest railway station of 4 of the 5 Pancha Pandava Temples and Pandavanpara. The railway station has been declared as 'Gateway of Sabarimala' by Indian Railways in 2009. It serves the people of 4 districts - Alappuzha, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Kottayam . The proposed Sabari Airport Cheruvally, Erumeli is 36 km from the station. Chengannur Railway station is the nearest railway station of The proposed Sabari Airport Cheruvally
Facilities
Cloak room
IRCTC restaurant
Wi-Fi connectivity
Computerized Reservation counter
Information counter
Foot over bridge (2 no's)
Subway
Escalator
Lift (at platform no: 1)
2nd class waiting room at Platform no: 1
Shelters for Sabarimala pilgrims
Prepaid auto – taxi counter
prepaid vehicle parking area
24 hrs. KSRTC bus to Pamba during Sabarimala Pilgrim Season and also at 1st & last day of every Malayalam month
Future expansion plans
A new line linking Chengannur with Шаблон:Stnlnk via Pandalam, Kottarakkara Kilimanoor and Nedumangad is awaiting approval from the Planning Commission. Another line to Pampa via Pathanamthitta has also been proposed. After the new line materializes, there would be stations at Pandalam, Kottarakkara,[1]
A sub-urban service connecting Chengannur to Trivandrum is under consideration.
See also
- Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
- Шаблон:Stnlnk
- Шаблон:Stnlnk
- Шаблон:Stnlnk
- Шаблон:Stnlnk
- Mavelikara railway station
- Tiruvalla railway station
- Changanasseri railway station
- Ettumanur railway station
- Kottayam railway station
- Шаблон:Stnlnk
- Шаблон:Stnlnk
- Thiruvananthapuram railway division
- Template:Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam–Kollam line
References
Шаблон:Thiruvananthapuram railway division
Шаблон:Kerala-railstation-stub
- ↑ Malayalam Manorama Issue-918 date:21-09-2016