Nilambur Road railway station is a railway terminus serving the town of Nilambur in the Malappuram district of Kerala. It is the station of 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, Ernakulam, Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram.[2]

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Nilambur Road
Light rail
General information
Location	Nilambur, Kerala India
Coordinates	11.2824°N 76.2511°E / 11.2824; 76.2511
Operated by	Southern Railway
Line(s)	Nilambur–Shoranur railway line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
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; 101 years ago (1921)
Passengers
2,644 per day[1]
Location
Nilambur Road Location within India Show map of India Nilambur Road Nilambur Road (Kerala) Show map of Kerala

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.[3] It is a single non-electrified line with 66 kilometres (41 mi) length running from Shoranur Junction (in Palakkad district) to Nilambur railway station (in Malappuram district).[3] This station is 4 km from the town of Nilambur on the Kozhikode–Ooty highway.[3] Shoranur–Nilambur Road passenger trains are running on this route.[3] It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) away from Malappuram town.[4]

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