The Southern Railway has issued a letter of acceptance and awarded a work tender for the redevelopment of Kanniyakumari railway station at a cost of Rs 49.36 crore.
The station will offer airport-like experience for passengers with futuristic infrastructure and amenities, the Southern Railway said in a press release.
The revamped station will feature world-class amenities promising to meet the requirements of next 40 to 60 years, seamless movement of passengers by separate Arrival and Departure corridor, aesthetically designed stations with facade lighting arrangements, good illumination and landscaping, dedicated Parking lots for streamlined movement of different category of vehicles and pedestrian in exclusive lanes and multilevel vehicle parking wherever feasible, among other things.
