Nilambur Road railway station
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| Nilambur–Shoranur railway line | |||
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 Nilambur railway station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||
| Locale | Malappuram | ||
| Coordinates | 11°16′57″N 76°15′04″E / 11.2824°N 76.2511°E | ||
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| Stations | 11 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Light rail | ||
| System | Southern Railway | ||
| Services | 7 | ||
| Operator(s) | Southern Railway | ||
| 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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Nilambur Road Railway Station is a major railway station serving the town of Nilambur in the Malappuram District of Kerala. It is the terminus of the Shoranur - Nilambur Road rail line of Palakkad Division of Southern Railways. Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in Kerala such as Palakkad Ernakulam Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram [1]
Shornur-Nilambur railway line
The Nilambur–Shoranur railway 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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