Melattur railway station
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| Melattur railway station | |||
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 മേലാറ്റൂർ റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷൻ | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||
| Locale | Kerala | ||
| Coordinates | 11°03′54″N 76°16′21″E / 11.0650°N 76.2726°E | ||
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| Stations | 11 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Light rail | ||
| System | Southern Railway zone | ||
| Services | 7 | ||
| Operator(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1921 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 66 kilometres (41 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Operating speed | 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph) | ||
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Melattur railway station is a minor railway station serving the town of Melattur in the Malappuram district of Kerala. It lies on scenic Nilambur–Shoranur line of Palakkad Division of Southern Railways. Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in Kerala such as Nilambur, Shoranur, Palakkad, Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram.[1]
Shoranur–Nilambur railway line
The Nilambur–Shoranur line is a branch line of the Southern Railway zone in Kerala state and one of the shortest broad-gauge railway lines in India.[2] It is a single line with 66 kilometres (41 mi) length running from Shoranur Junction (in Palakkad district) to Nilambur railway station (in Malappuram district).[2] This station is 4 km from the town of Nilambur on the Kozhikode–Ooty highway.[2] Shoranur–Nilambur Road passenger trains are running on this route.[2] It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) away from Malappuram town.[3]
References
- ^ "Kanhangad Train Connectivity". Archived from the original on 14 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "The Nilambur news". Kerala Tourism. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ "The official website of Malappuram district". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
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