Nilambur Road railway station
Railway station in Kerala, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Nilambur Road | |||||
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 Nilambur Road railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Nilambur, Kerala India | ||||
| Coordinates | 11.2824°N 76.2511°E | ||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Nilambur–Shoranur railway line | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Bus routes | 3 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Operational | ||||
| Station code | NIL | ||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Palakkad | ||||
| Classification | NSG – 5; Class 'D' | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1921 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2,644 per day[1] | |||||
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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 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 Kozhikode–Ooty highway.[4] Shoranur–Nilambur Road passenger trains ply this route.[4] It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) away from Malappuram town.[5]
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