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class="latitude">11°16′57″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°15′04″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.2824°N 76.2511°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.2824; 76.2511</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Termini</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nilambur_Road_railway_station" title="Nilambur Road railway station">Nilambur Road</a> (<b>NIL</b>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Shoranur_Junction_railway_station" title="Shoranur Junction railway station">Shoranur Junction</a> (<b>SRR</b>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stations</th><td class="infobox-data">11</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Express_trains_in_India" title="Express trains in India">Express train</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Slow_and_fast_passenger_trains_in_India" title="Slow and fast passenger trains in India">Passenger train</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">System</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Railway_zone" title="Southern Railway zone">Southern Railway</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Services</th><td class="infobox-data">7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Railway_zone" title="Southern Railway zone">Southern Railway zone</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rolling stock</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WDM-3A" class="mw-redirect" title="WDM-3A">WDM-3A</a>, <a href="/wiki/WDM-3D" class="mw-redirect" title="WDM-3D">WDM-3D</a>, <a href="/wiki/WDG-3A" class="mw-redirect" title="WDG-3A">WDG-3A</a>, <a href="/wiki/WDP-4D" class="mw-redirect" title="WDP-4D">WDP-4D</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">1927<span class="noprint">; 98 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1927</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Technical</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Line length</th><td class="infobox-data">66 km (41 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of tracks</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th 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href="/wiki/Template:Railway_line_legend" title="Template:Railway line legend">Legend</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0px"> <table class="nogrid routemap" style="font-size:107.95454545455%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">km</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dKINTa"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/BSicon_dKINTa.svg/10px-BSicon_dKINTa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/BSicon_dKINTa.svg/15px-BSicon_dKINTa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/BSicon_dKINTa.svg/20px-BSicon_dKINTa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0.0</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nilambur_Road_railway_station" title="Nilambur Road railway station">Nilambur Road</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus" title="Bus"><img alt="Bus interchange" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/BSicon_BUS2.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/BSicon_BUS2.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/BSicon_BUS2.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/16px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/24px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/32px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SKRZ-G2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/20px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/30px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/40px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SH39-IN jct.svg"><img alt="SH39-IN jct.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/SH39-IN_jct.svg/13px-SH39-IN_jct.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/SH39-IN_jct.svg/19px-SH39-IN_jct.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/SH39-IN_jct.svg/25px-SH39-IN_jct.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="451" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/State_Highway_39_(Kerala)" title="State Highway 39 (Kerala)">SH 39</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="hbKRZWae"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/BSicon_hbKRZWae.svg/40px-BSicon_hbKRZWae.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/BSicon_hbKRZWae.svg/60px-BSicon_hbKRZWae.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/BSicon_hbKRZWae.svg/80px-BSicon_hbKRZWae.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><a href="/wiki/Kuruvanpuzha" title="Kuruvanpuzha">Kuruvanpuzha River</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">10.6</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Vaniyambalam_railway_station" title="Vaniyambalam railway station">Vaniyambalam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">14.9</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2">Thodiyappulam </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">19.2</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tuvvur_railway_station" title="Tuvvur railway station">Tuvvur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">25.6</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Melattur_railway_station" title="Melattur railway station">Melattur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SKRZ-G2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/20px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/30px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/40px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SH39-IN jct.svg"><img alt="SH39-IN jct.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/SH39-IN_jct.svg/13px-SH39-IN_jct.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/SH39-IN_jct.svg/19px-SH39-IN_jct.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/SH39-IN_jct.svg/25px-SH39-IN_jct.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="451" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/State_Highway_39_(Kerala)" title="State Highway 39 (Kerala)">SH 39</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">32.8</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pattikkad_railway_station" title="Pattikkad railway station">Pattikkad</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SKRZ-G2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/20px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/30px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/40px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SH73-IN jct.svg"><img alt="SH73-IN jct.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/SH73-IN_jct.svg/13px-SH73-IN_jct.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/SH73-IN_jct.svg/19px-SH73-IN_jct.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/SH73-IN_jct.svg/25px-SH73-IN_jct.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="451" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/State_Highway_73_(Kerala)" title="State Highway 73 (Kerala)">SH 73</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">38.4</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Angadipuram_railway_station" title="Angadipuram railway station">Angadipuram</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/16px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/24px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/32px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SKRZ-G2u"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BSicon_SKRZ-G2u.svg/20px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2u.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BSicon_SKRZ-G2u.svg/30px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2u.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BSicon_SKRZ-G2u.svg/40px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2u.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="NH966-IN.svg"><img alt="NH966-IN.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/NH966-IN.svg/13px-NH966-IN.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/NH966-IN.svg/19px-NH966-IN.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/NH966-IN.svg/25px-NH966-IN.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="451" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Highway_966_(India)" title="National Highway 966 (India)">NH 966</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SKRZ-G2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/20px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/30px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/40px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SH39-IN jct.svg"><img alt="SH39-IN jct.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/SH39-IN_jct.svg/13px-SH39-IN_jct.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/SH39-IN_jct.svg/19px-SH39-IN_jct.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/SH39-IN_jct.svg/25px-SH39-IN_jct.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="451" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/State_Highway_39_(Kerala)" title="State Highway 39 (Kerala)">SH 39</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">45.5</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cherukara_railway_station" title="Cherukara railway station">Cherukara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="hbKRZWae"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/BSicon_hbKRZWae.svg/40px-BSicon_hbKRZWae.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/BSicon_hbKRZWae.svg/60px-BSicon_hbKRZWae.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/BSicon_hbKRZWae.svg/80px-BSicon_hbKRZWae.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><a href="/wiki/Kunthipuzha_River" title="Kunthipuzha River">Kunthi River</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR+GRZq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/BSicon_STR%2BGRZq.svg/20px-BSicon_STR%2BGRZq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/BSicon_STR%2BGRZq.svg/30px-BSicon_STR%2BGRZq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/BSicon_STR%2BGRZq.svg/40px-BSicon_STR%2BGRZq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><a href="/wiki/Malappuram" title="Malappuram">Malappuram</a>-<a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a> Border</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">52.1</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kulukkallur_railway_station" title="Kulukkallur railway station">Kulukkallur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SKRZ-G2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/20px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/30px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/40px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><a href="/wiki/Pattambi" title="Pattambi">Pattambi</a>–<a href="/wiki/Cherpulassery" title="Cherpulassery">Cherpulassery</a> Road<span style="padding-left:2em;"> </span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">55.7</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Vallapuzha_railway_station" title="Vallapuzha railway station">Vallapuzha</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">61.8</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Vadanamkurishi_railway_station" title="Vadanamkurishi railway station">Vadanamkurishi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SKRZ-G2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/20px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/30px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg/40px-BSicon_SKRZ-G2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SH23-IN jct.svg"><img alt="SH23-IN jct.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/SH23-IN_jct.svg/13px-SH23-IN_jct.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/SH23-IN_jct.svg/19px-SH23-IN_jct.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/SH23-IN_jct.svg/25px-SH23-IN_jct.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="451" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/State_Highway_23_(Kerala)" title="State Highway 23 (Kerala)">SH 23</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="vCONTgq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/BSicon_vCONTgq.svg/20px-BSicon_vCONTgq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/BSicon_vCONTgq.svg/30px-BSicon_vCONTgq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/BSicon_vCONTgq.svg/40px-BSicon_vCONTgq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="vSTR+r; v-SHI2gr"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/BSicon_v-SHI2gr.svg/20px-BSicon_v-SHI2gr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/BSicon_v-SHI2gr.svg/30px-BSicon_v-SHI2gr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/BSicon_v-SHI2gr.svg/40px-BSicon_v-SHI2gr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="vSTR+r; v-SHI2gr"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/BSicon_vSTR%2Br.svg/20px-BSicon_vSTR%2Br.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/BSicon_vSTR%2Br.svg/30px-BSicon_vSTR%2Br.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/BSicon_vSTR%2Br.svg/40px-BSicon_vSTR%2Br.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1264714646"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RMsplit" style="text-align:inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:105%"><a href="/wiki/Shoranur%E2%80%93Mangalore_section" title="Shoranur–Mangalore section">Shoranur–Mangalore section</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit;font-style:italic">to <a href="/wiki/Kozhikode_railway_station" title="Kozhikode railway station">Kozhikode</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RMd"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="vBHF"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/BSicon_vBHF.svg/20px-BSicon_vBHF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/BSicon_vBHF.svg/30px-BSicon_vBHF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/BSicon_vBHF.svg/40px-BSicon_vBHF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Shoranur_Junction_railway_station" title="Shoranur Junction railway station">Shoranur Junction</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus" title="Bus"><img alt="Bus interchange" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/BSicon_BUS2.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/BSicon_BUS2.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/BSicon_BUS2.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/16px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/24px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/32px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="vABZgl+l"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/BSicon_vABZgl%2Bl.svg/20px-BSicon_vABZgl%2Bl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/BSicon_vABZgl%2Bl.svg/30px-BSicon_vABZgl%2Bl.svg.png 1.5x, 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abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><span>This diagram: </span><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line" title="Template:Nilambur–Shoranur line"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line" title="Template talk:Nilambur–Shoranur line"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a 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title="Palakkad district">Palakkad district</a><sup id="cite_ref-nn_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the state of <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>. It is a branch line administered by the <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_railway_division" title="Palakkad railway division">Palakkad railway division</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Railway_zone" title="Southern Railway zone">Southern Railway zone</a> and one of the shortest <a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">broad-gauge railway</a> lines in India.<sup id="cite_ref-nn_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was laid by the British in the colonial era for the transportation of <i>Nilambur Teak</i> logs to the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> through <a href="/wiki/Kozhikode" title="Kozhikode">Kozhikode</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nn_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The line is electrified and was inspected by railway officials from Southern Railway on 30 March 2024. With this, the Palakkad division achieved 100% electrification.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DR0050DSC_7079.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/DR0050DSC_7079.jpg/220px-DR0050DSC_7079.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/DR0050DSC_7079.jpg/330px-DR0050DSC_7079.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/DR0050DSC_7079.jpg/440px-DR0050DSC_7079.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1271" /></a><figcaption>Nilambur-Shoranur line passes through woods</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1840, the <a href="/wiki/Company_rule_in_India" title="Company rule in India">British</a> created a <a href="/wiki/Teak" title="Teak">teak</a> plantation in Nilambur to ensure a steady supply of timber for their various needs.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1923, the <a href="/wiki/South_Indian_Railway_Company" title="South Indian Railway Company">South Indian Railway Company</a>, which operated the Madras–Shoranur–Mangalore line, was contracted by the <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras Presidency</a> to build a railway from Nilambur to Shoranur to ensure easy transportation of timber from these forests to the plains and hence to ports and onward transportation. The company completed the line in stages. The Shoranur–Angadippuram section was opened on 3 February 1927, <a href="/wiki/Angadipuram" title="Angadipuram">Angadippuram</a>–Vaniyambalam on 3 August 1927 and the entire stretch from Shoranur to Nilambur was opened on 26 October 1927. During World War II, the Shoranur line, along with other numerous railway lines across British India were dismantled and rolling stock diverted to the Middle East to help British war efforts. The line ceased to exist in 1941. After independence, following public pressure, the railway line was reconstructed by the Indian Railways along its original alignment. The Shornur -Angadipuram line re-opened in 1953<sup id="cite_ref-budget54_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-budget54-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Angadipuram–Nilambur in 1954.<sup id="cite_ref-budget55_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-budget55-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The teak plantation still stands today as a major tourist attraction. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Shoranur–Nilambur line starts from Shoranur Junction and terminates at Nilambur Road railway station, located at a distance of four kilometers from <a href="/wiki/Nilambur" title="Nilambur">Nilambur</a> town on the <a href="/wiki/Kozhikode" title="Kozhikode">Kozhikode</a>–<a href="/wiki/Ooty" title="Ooty">Ooty</a> highway,<sup id="cite_ref-nn_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the district headquarters of <a href="/wiki/Malappuram" title="Malappuram">Malappuram</a> town.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The line passes through the eastern part of the Malappuram district. It crosses <a href="/wiki/Kunthippuzha" class="mw-redirect" title="Kunthippuzha">Kunthippuzha</a> between Kulukkalloor and Cherukara which borders Palakkad and Malappuram districts. Velliyar river, a major tributary of <a href="/wiki/Kadalundi_river" class="mw-redirect" title="Kadalundi river">Kadalundi river</a> (between <a href="/wiki/Pattikkad,_Perinthalmanna" title="Pattikkad, Perinthalmanna">Pattikkad</a> and <a href="/wiki/Melattur,_Kerala" title="Melattur, Kerala">Melattur</a>), Olippuzha river, another tributary of Kadalundi river (between Melattur and Tuvvur) and <a href="/wiki/Kuthirappuzha" title="Kuthirappuzha">Kuthirappuzha</a>, a tributary of <a href="/wiki/Chaliyar_river" class="mw-redirect" title="Chaliyar river">Chaliyar river</a> (between Vaniyambalam and Nilambur road) are other major rivers that this line crosses. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="50">No. </th> <th width="200">Station name<sup id="cite_ref-iri_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iri-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width: 120px;">Station code<sup id="cite_ref-iri_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iri-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="100">Distance (km) </th> <th width="200">Coordinates </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Shoranur_Junction_railway_station" title="Shoranur Junction railway station">Shoranur Junction</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">SRR </td> <td style="text-align: center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&params=10.759524_N_76.272237_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">10°45′34″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°16′20″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">10.759524°N 76.272237°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">10.759524; 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76.252691</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Vallapuzha_railway_station" title="Vallapuzha railway station">Vallapuzha</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">VPZ </td> <td style="text-align: center;">10.4 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&params=10.8404_N_76.25242_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">10°50′25″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°15′09″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">10.840400°N 76.252420°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">10.840400; 76.252420</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Kulukkallur_railway_station" title="Kulukkallur railway station">Kulukkallur</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">KZC </td> <td style="text-align: center;">14.0 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&params=10.868184_N_76.238656_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">10°52′05″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°14′19″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">10.868184°N 76.238656°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">10.868184; 76.238656</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Cherukara_railway_station" title="Cherukara railway station">Cherukara</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">CQA </td> <td style="text-align: center;">20.6 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&params=10.93169_N_76.226357_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">10°55′54″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°13′35″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">10.93169°N 76.226357°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">10.93169; 76.226357</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Angadipuram_railway_station" title="Angadipuram railway station">Angadipuram</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">AAM </td> <td style="text-align: center;">27.7 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&params=10.981228_N_76.207931_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">10°58′52″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°12′29″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">10.981228°N 76.207931°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">10.981228; 76.207931</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Pattikkad_railway_station" title="Pattikkad railway station">Pattikkad</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">PKQ </td> <td style="text-align: center;">33.3 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&params=11.021027_N_76.232082_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°01′16″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°13′55″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.021027°N 76.232082°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.021027; 76.232082</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Melattur_railway_station" title="Melattur railway station">Melattur</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">MLTR </td> <td style="text-align: center;">40.5 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&params=11.061734_N_76.271203_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°03′42″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°16′16″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.061734°N 76.271203°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.061734; 76.271203</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Tuvvur_railway_station" title="Tuvvur railway station">Tuvvur</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">TUV </td> <td style="text-align: center;">46.9 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&params=11.120533_N_76.283178_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°07′14″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°16′59″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.120533°N 76.283178°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.120533; 76.283178</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">Thodiyappulam </td> <td style="text-align: center;">TDPM </td> <td style="text-align: center;">51.2 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&params=11.153261_N_76.283178_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°09′12″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°16′59″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.153261°N 76.283178°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.153261; 76.283178</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Vaniyambalam_railway_station" title="Vaniyambalam railway station">Vaniyambalam</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">VNB </td> <td style="text-align: center;">55.5 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&params=11.187487_N_76.268599_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°11′15″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°16′07″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.187487°N 76.268599°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.187487; 76.268599</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Nilambur_Road_railway_station" title="Nilambur Road railway station">Nilambur Road</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">NIL </td> <td style="text-align: center;">66.1 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&params=11.282541_N_76.251147_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°16′57″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°15′04″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.282541°N 76.251147°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.282541; 76.251147</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Railway stations on the Shoranur–Nilambur Road line are supported by small buildings and the platforms are low and short, located among thick vegetation that reaches close to the track throughout the stretch.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Teak and banyan trees are common, with overhanging roots of banyan trees present on many station platforms, with the tree canopy completely covering many stations. The Nilambur Road railway station itself offers a views against the backdrop of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Ghats" title="Western Ghats">Western Ghats</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operations">Operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Services on the Shoranur–Nilambur Road line consist of five pairs of passenger trains and two express trains, all running daily. Four of the passenger trains run between Shoranur and Nilambur, while one pair runs to Nilambur from Palakkad. Two express trains, the 16349/16350 <a href="/wiki/Kochuveli%E2%80%93Nilambur_Road_Rajya_Rani_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="Kochuveli–Nilambur Road Rajya Rani Express">Kochuveli–Nilambur Road Rajya Rani Express</a> and the 16325/16326 Nilambur-Kottayam Express are currently running. Locomotives used on the line are the <a href="/wiki/WDM-3A" class="mw-redirect" title="WDM-3A">WDM-3A</a>, <a href="/wiki/WDM-3D" class="mw-redirect" title="WDM-3D">WDM-3D</a>, <a href="/wiki/WDG-3A" class="mw-redirect" title="WDG-3A">WDG-3A</a> and <a href="/wiki/WDP-4D" class="mw-redirect" title="WDP-4D">WDP-4D</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Ernakulam" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam">Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam</a>; <a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Erode" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Erode">Diesel Loco Shed, Erode</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Golden_Rock" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock">Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock</a>. </p><p>As Melattur Traction substation is commissioned and electrification works are over, from January 1, 2025 electric locomotives replaced the diesel locomotives. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edakkara" title="Edakkara">Edakkara</a> town</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angadippuram" class="mw-redirect" title="Angadippuram">Angadippuram</a> town</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Coonoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Erode" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Erode">Erode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Ernakulam" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam">Ernakulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Golden_Rock" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock">Golden Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Gooty" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty">Gooty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Guntakal" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Guntakal">Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Hubli&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Hubli (page does not exist)">Hubli</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Kazipet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Kazipet (page does not exist)">Kazipet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_%26_Electric_Loco_Shed,_Krishnarajapuram" title="Diesel & Electric Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram">Krishnarajapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Tondiarpet" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet">Tondiarpet</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Vijayawada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Vijayawada (page does not exist)">Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Visakhapatnam" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam">Visakhapatnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Steam_locomotive" title="Steam locomotive">Steam Loco</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Coonoor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Multiple_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiple Unit">Multiple Unit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Avadi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Avadi (page does not exist)">Avadi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DMU_Car_Shed,_Bangalore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DMU Car Shed, Bangalore (page does not exist)">Bangalore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_MEMU_Shed" title="Kollam MEMU Shed">Kollam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad_MEMU_Shed" title="Palakkad MEMU Shed">Palakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Tambaram&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Tambaram (page does not exist)">Tambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Velachery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Velachery (page does not exist)">Velachery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DEMU_Car_Shed,_Vijayawada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DEMU Car Shed, Vijayawada (page does not exist)">Vijayawada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Main_railway_lines_of_India" title="Category:Main railway lines of India">Main</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central%E2%80%93Bangalore_City_line" title="Chennai Central–Bangalore City line">Chennai–Bangalore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah%E2%80%93Chennai_main_line" title="Howrah–Chennai main line">Chennai–Howrah</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gudur%E2%80%93Chennai_section" title="Gudur–Chennai section">Chennai–Gudur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada%E2%80%93Gudur_section" title="Vijayawada–Gudur section">Gudur–Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duvvada%E2%80%93Vijayawada_section" title="Duvvada–Vijayawada section">Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khurda_Road%E2%80%93Visakhapatnam_section" title="Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section">Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi%E2%80%93Chennai_main_line" title="New Delhi–Chennai main line">Chennai–New Delhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumbai%E2%80%93Chennai_line" title="Mumbai–Chennai line">Chennai–Mumbai</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal%E2%80%93Renigunta_section" title="Guntakal–Renigunta section">Renigunta–Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solapur%E2%80%93Guntakal_section" title="Solapur–Guntakal section">Guntakal–Solapur</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:5_ft_6_in_gauge_railways_in_India" title="Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India">Broad Gauge</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hassan%E2%80%93Bangalore_section" title="Hassan–Bangalore section">Bangalore–Hassan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangalore%E2%80%93Arsikere%E2%80%93Hubli_line" title="Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line">Bangalore–Hubli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore%E2%80%93Bangalore_line" title="Mysore–Bangalore line">Bangalore–Mysore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimavaram%E2%80%93Narasapur_branch_line" title="Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line">Bhimavaram–Narasapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore%E2%80%93Chamarajanagar_branch_line" title="Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line">Chamarajanagar–Mysore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Egmore%E2%80%93Thanjavur_main_line" title="Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line">Chennai–Thanjavur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoranur%E2%80%93Cochin_Harbour_section" title="Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section">Cochin–Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam%E2%80%93Kayamkulam_coastal_line" title="Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line">Ernakulam–Kayamkulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam%E2%80%93Kottayam%E2%80%93Kayamkulam_line" title="Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line">Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erode%E2%80%93Tiruchirappalli_line" title="Erode–Tiruchirappalli line">Erode–Tiruchirappalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudivada%E2%80%93Machilipatnam_branch_line" title="Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line">Gudivada–Machilipatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudur%E2%80%93Renigunta_section" title="Gudur–Renigunta section">Gudur–Renigunta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal%E2%80%93Vasco_da_Gama_section" title="Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section">Guntakal–Vasco da Gama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntur%E2%80%93Tenali_section" title="Guntur–Tenali section">Guntur–Tenali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada%E2%80%93Guntur_section" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijayawada–Guntur section">Guntur–Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jolarpettai%E2%80%93Shoranur_line" title="Jolarpettai–Shoranur line">Jolarpettai–Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram%E2%80%93Nagercoil%E2%80%93Kanyakumari_line" title="Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line">Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazipet%E2%80%93Vijayawada_section" title="Kazipet–Vijayawada section">Kazipet–Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konkan_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Konkan Railway">Konkan Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kothavalasa%E2%80%93Kirandul_line" title="Kothavalasa–Kirandul line">Kirandul–Kothavalasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam%E2%80%93Sengottai_branch_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Kollam–Sengottai branch line">Kollam–Sengottai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam%E2%80%93Thiruvananthapuram_trunk_line" title="Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line">Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kothapalli%E2%80%93Manoharabad_line" title="Kothapalli–Manoharabad line">Kothapalli–Manoharabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai%E2%80%93Tirunelveli_line" title="Madurai–Tirunelveli line">Madurai–Tirunelveli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manamadurai%E2%80%93Rameswaram_branch_line" title="Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line">Manamadurai–Rameswaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manamadurai%E2%80%93Virudhunagar_line" title="Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line">Manamadurai–Virudhunagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangalore%E2%80%93Hassan%E2%80%93Mysore_line" title="Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line">Mangalore–Mysore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoranur%E2%80%93Mangalore_section" title="Shoranur–Mangalore section">Mangalore–Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motumarri%E2%80%93Vishnupuram_section" title="Motumarri–Vishnupuram section">Motumarri–Vishnupuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagercoil%E2%80%93Tirunelveli_line" title="Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line">Nagercoil–Tirunelveli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nallapadu%E2%80%93Nandyal_section" title="Nallapadu–Nandyal section">Nallapadu–Nandyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pagidipalli%E2%80%93Nallapadu_section" title="Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section">Nallapadu–Pagidipalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal%E2%80%93Nandyal_section" title="Guntakal–Nandyal section">Nandyal–Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandyal%E2%80%93Yerraguntla_section" title="Nandyal–Yerraguntla section">Nandyal–Yerraguntla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada%E2%80%93Nidadavolu_loop_line" title="Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line">Nidadavolu–Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nilambur–Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad%E2%80%93Pollachi_line" title="Palakkad–Pollachi line">Palakkad–Pollachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peddapalli%E2%80%93Nizamabad_line" title="Peddapalli–Nizamabad line">Peddapalli–Nizamabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pune%E2%80%93Miraj%E2%80%93Londa_line" title="Pune–Miraj–Londa line">Pune–Londa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samalkot%E2%80%93Kakinada_Port_branch_line" title="Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line">Samalkot–Kakinada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secunderabad%E2%80%93Dhone_section" title="Secunderabad–Dhone section">Secunderabad–Dhone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secunderabad%E2%80%93Manmad_line" title="Secunderabad–Manmad line">Secunderabad–Manmad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagpur%E2%80%93Secunderabad_line" title="Nagpur–Secunderabad line">Secunderabad–Nagpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenali%E2%80%93Repalle_branch_line" title="Tenali–Repalle branch line">Tenali–Repalle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chord_Line,_Tamil_Nadu" title="Chord Line, Tamil Nadu">Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Railways_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain Railways of India">Mountain</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Nilgiri Mountain Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway" title="Cochin State Forest Tramway">Cochin State Forest Tramway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kundala_Valley_Railway" title="Kundala Valley Railway">Kundala Valley Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilambur%E2%80%93Nanjangud_line" title="Nilambur–Nanjangud line">Nilambur–Nanjangud line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabarimala_Railway" title="Sabarimala Railway">Sabarimala Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Named_passenger_trains_of_India" title="Category:Named passenger trains of India">Passenger trains</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Express_trains_in_India" title="Express trains in India">Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_India" title="High-speed rail in India">High speed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxury_rail_trains_in_India" title="Luxury rail trains in India">Luxury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slow_and_fast_passenger_trains_in_India" title="Slow and fast passenger trains in India">Passenger</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Railway_stations_in_India" title="Category:Railway stations in India">Stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Major76" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Categorization_of_Indian_Railway_stations_by_commercial_importance" title="Categorization of Indian Railway stations by commercial importance">Major</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arakkonam_Junction_railway_station" title="Arakkonam Junction railway station">Arakkonam Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_Junction_railway_station" title="Chengalpattu Junction railway station">Chengalpattu Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengaluru" title="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KSR_Bengaluru_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="KSR Bengaluru railway station">KSR Bengaluru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yesvantpur_Junction_railway_station" title="Yesvantpur Junction railway station">Yesvantpur Jn.</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Railway_stations_in_Chennai" title="Railway stations in Chennai">Chennai</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avadi_railway_station" title="Avadi railway station">Avadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai Central">Chennai Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Egmore_railway_station" title="Chennai Egmore railway station">Chennai Egmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambaram_railway_station" title="Tambaram railway station">Tambaram</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_Junction_railway_station" title="Coimbatore Junction railway station">Coimbatore Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Ernakulam Junction railway station">Ernakulam Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyderabad railway station">Hyderabad Deccan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kacheguda_railway_station" title="Kacheguda railway station">Kacheguda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secunderabad_Junction_railway_station" title="Secunderabad Junction railway station">Secunderabad Jn.</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katpadi_Junction_railway_station" title="Katpadi Junction railway station">Katpadi Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kollam Junction railway station">Kollam Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikode_railway_station" title="Kozhikode railway station">Kozhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Madurai Junction railway station">Madurai Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysuru_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Mysuru Junction railway station">Mysuru Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Central_railway_station" title="Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station">Thiruvananthapuram Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrissur_railway_station" title="Thrissur railway station">Thrissur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirupati_railway_station" title="Tirupati railway station">Tirupati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruvallur_railway_station" title="Tiruvallur railway station">Tiruvallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijayawada railway station">Vijayawada Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam_railway_station" title="Visakhapatnam railway station">Visakhapatnam Jn.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Urban_rail_transit_in_India" title="Urban rail transit in India">Suburban and metro</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Operational</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">Suburban</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Suburban_Railway" title="Chennai Suburban Railway">Chennai Suburban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Mass_Rapid_Transit_System" title="Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System">Chennai MRTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_Multi-Modal_Transport_System" title="Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System">Hyderabad MMTS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_metro_systems" title="List of metro systems">Metro</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metro" title="Chennai Metro">Chennai Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kochi_Metro" title="Kochi Metro">Kochi Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_Metro" title="Hyderabad Metro">Hyderabad Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namma_Metro" title="Namma Metro">Namma Metro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Proposed</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengaluru_Monorail" title="Bengaluru Monorail">Bengaluru Monorail</a></li> <li><a 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Metro_Rail_Corporation" title="Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation">Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangalore_Suburban_Rail_Company_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangalore Suburban Rail Company Limited">Bangalore Suburban Rail Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metro_Rail_Limited" title="Chennai Metro Rail Limited">Chennai Metro Rail Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Rapid_Transit_Corporation_Ltd" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation Ltd">Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kochi_Metro_Rail_Limited" title="Kochi Metro Rail Limited">Kochi Metro Rail Limited</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_railway_accidents_and_incidents_in_India" title="List of railway accidents and incidents in India">Accidents<br />and 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