Chamarajanagar railway station

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Chamarajanagar


Chamarajanagara
Passenger train station
Tiruipati train at Chamarajanagar Railway Station
General information
LocationChamarajanagar district, Karnataka
India
Coordinates11°56′06″N 76°55′57″E / 11.934942°N 76.932505°E / 11.934942; 76.932505
Elevation760 metres (2,490 ft)
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCMNR
Zone(s) South Western Railway zone
Division(s) Mysore
History
Opened2008; 16 years ago (2008)
ElectrifiedYes

The Chamarajanagar railway station is a railway station located in Chamarajanagara district of Karnataka, India. Situated on the Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line, the station primarily serves the town of Chamarajanagara.

Entrance to the railway station

History[edit]

The project cost 313 crore (US$39 million). The gauge conversion work of the 61 kilometres (38 mi) stretch was completed.[1] There are six trains running forward and backward in this route. Five of them are slow moving passenger trains.[2]

Trains[edit]

Trains to/from Chamarajanagar Railway Station are as follows:

Express

  • 16219/16220 – Chamarajanagara <-> Tirupati

Passenger

  • 56201/56202 – Chamarajanagara <-> Mysuru
  • 56203/56204 – Chamarajanagara <-> Mysuru
  • 56207/56208 – Chamarajanagara <-> Mysuru
  • 56209/56210 – Chamarajanagara <-> Mysuru
  • 56281/56282 – Chamarajanagara <-> Bengaluru

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nanjangud-Chamarajanagar rail line inaugurated". The Hindu. Chamarajanagar. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Work on new railway line will begin this month". The Times of India. Mysore. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

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