Nilambur Road railway station (station code: NIL) is an NSGâÂÂ5 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway terminus serving the town of Nilambur in the Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It is the station for the ShoranurâÂÂNilambur 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.
The NilamburâÂÂShoranur 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. It is a single electrified line with 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 KozhikodeâÂÂOoty highway. ShoranurâÂÂNilambur Road passenger trains ply this route. It is away from Malappuram town.