Chamarajanagar railway station

Chamarajanagar Chamarajanagara
Passenger train station
Tirupati train at Chamarajanagar Railway Station
General information
Location	Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka India
Coordinates	11.934942°N 76.932505°E / 11.934942; 76.932505
Elevation	760 metres (2,490 ft)
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CMNR
Zone(s)	South Western Railway zone
Division(s)	Mysore
History
Opened	2008; 17 years ago (2008)
Electrified	Yes

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

The project cost ₹313 crore (US$37 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

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

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.

External links

• Chamarajanagar railway station at the India Rail Info