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Vaniyambalam railway station

Nilambur–Shoranur railway line
Nilambur Railway Station.jpg
Nilambur railway station
Overview
Type Light rail
System Southern Railway
Status Operational
Locale Malappuram , Palakkad
Coordinates 11°16′57″N 176°15′04″E / 11.2824°N 176.2511°E / 11.2824; 176.2511Coordinates: 11°16′57″N 176°15′04″E / 11.2824°N 176.2511°E / 11.2824; 176.2511
Termini Nilambur Road (NIL)
Shoranur Junction (SRR)
Stations 11
Services 7
Operation
Opened 1921; 96 years ago (1921)
Owner Indian Railways
Operator(s) Southern Railway
Technical
Line length 66 kilometres (41 mi)
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph)
Route map
Kms
0.0 Nilambur Road
10.6 Vaniyambalam
14.9 Thodiyappulam
19.2 Tuvvur
25.6 Melattur
32.8 Pattikkad
38.4 Angadipuram
NH 213
45.5 Cherukara
Mappattukara Rail Bridge
52.1 Kulukkallur
55.7 Vallapuzha
61.8 Vadanamkurishshi
 Palakkad Junction Right arrow 
66.1 Shoranur Junction
 Left arrowKozhikode 
Down arrow Thrissur

Vaniyambalam Railway Station is a minor railway station serving the town of Wandoor in the Malapuram 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.

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. 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). This station is 4 km from the town of Nilambur on the KozhikodeOoty highway. Shoranur–Nilambur Road passenger trains are running on this route. It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) away from Malappuram town.



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