Kulukkallur railway station

Kulukkallur Railway Station is a major railway station serving the village of Kulukkallur, near Pattambi in the Palakkad District of Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur - Mangalore Section of the Southern Railways. Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Nilambur, Shornur and Angadipuram.[1]

Kulukkallur
LocationPalakkad, Kerala
India
Coordinates10.8682°N 76.2390°E / 10.8682; 76.2390
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Nilambur–Shoranur railway line
History
Opened1921
Location
Kulukkallur
Location within Kerala
Kulukkallur
Kulukkallur (India)

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
  1. "Kanhangad Train Connectivity". Archived from the original on 14 February 2012.
  2. "The Nilambur news". Kerala Tourism. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  3. "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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