Nilambur Road railway station explained

Nilambur Road
Type:Light rail
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Nilambur, Kerala
Country:India
Coordinates:11.2824°N 76.2511°W
Map Type:India#India Kerala
Status:Operational
Line:Nilambur–Shoranur railway line
Classification:NSG – 5; Class 'D'
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:2
Tracks:4
Parking:Available
Electrified:Yes
Operator:Southern Railway
Passengers:2,644 per day[1]

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

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 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 away from Malappuram town.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017-18 (Palakkad Division). Southern Railway. 2019-06-14.
  2. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 2 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 6 . 1 April 2023.
  3. News: Kanhangad Train Connectivity. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120214143823/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kanhangad_train_time.html. 14 February 2012. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: The Nilambur news. Kerala Tourism. 26 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920133828/http://nilamburnews.com/m_train.htm. 20 September 2016. dead.
  5. Web site: The official website of Malappuram district. Government of Kerala. 26 April 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120204115653/http://www.mlp.kerala.gov.in/places.htm. 4 February 2012. dmy-all.