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Nilambur Road railway station

Coordinates: 11°16′57″N 76°15′04″E / 11.2824°N 76.2511°E / 11.2824; 76.2511
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Nilambur Road
Light rail
Nilambur Road railway station
General information
LocationNilambur, Kerala
India
Coordinates11°16′57″N 76°15′04″E / 11.2824°N 76.2511°E / 11.2824; 76.2511
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Nilambur–Shoranur railway line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeNIL
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Palakkad
ClassificationNSG – 5; Class 'D'
History
Opened1921; 103 years ago (1921)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2,644 per day[1]
Location
Nilambur Road is located in India
Nilambur Road
Nilambur Road
Location within India
Nilambur Road is located in Kerala
Nilambur Road
Nilambur Road
Nilambur Road (Kerala)

Nilambur Road railway station (station code: NIL) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It is a railway terminus serving the town of Nilambur in the Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It is the station for the Shoranur–Nilambur Road spur rail line of Palakkad Division of Southern Railways. Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in Kerala, such as Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam , Kottayam, and Thiruvananthapuram.[3]

Shoranur–Nilambur railway line

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The Nilambur–Shoranur line is a spur line of the Southern Railway Zone in Kerala state and one of the shortest broad-gauge railway lines in India and the only terminus railway station in Kerala.[4] It is a single electrified line with 66 kilometres (41 mi) length running from Shoranur Junction (in Palakkad district) to Nilambur railway station (in Malappuram district).[4] This station is 4 km from the town of Nilambur on the KozhikodeOoty highway.[4] Shoranur–Nilambur Road passenger trains ply this route.[4] It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) away from Malappuram town.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division)" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Kanhangad Train Connectivity". Archived from the original on 14 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d "The Nilambur news". Kerala Tourism. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  5. ^ "The official website of Malappuram district". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2010.