Nilambur – Shoranur Railway Line

Nilambur Shoranur Railway Line
Train route from Shoranur to Nilambur
Overview
Type	Light rail
System	Southern Railway
Status	Operational
Locale	Malappuram , Palakkad
Termini	Shoranur Nilambur
Stations	11
Services	7
Operation
Opened	1921
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator(s)	Southern Railway
Technical
Line length	66 km
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Operating speed	65 km/h between SRR and MLTR and 50 km/h between MLTR and NIL.
Route map Legend 0km / 0 hour Shoranur Junction 4km / 0:16 Vadanamkurishshi 10km / 0:22 Vallapuzha 15km / 0:36 Kulukkallur Mappattukara Rail Bridge 20km / 0:44 Cherukara National Highway 213 (India) 27km / 0:54 Angadipuram 32km / 1:07 Pattikkad 39km / 1:17 Melattur 45km / 1:25 Tuvvur 51km / 1:32 Thodiyappulam 55km / 1:38 Vaniyambalam 66km / 1:50 Nilambur Road

Nilambur (Malayalam: നിലമ്പൂര്‍ ) - Shoranur (Malayalam: ഷൊര്‍ണൂര്‍ ) Railway line is a branch of the Southern Railway Zone in Kerala state and one of the shortest broad gauge railway lines in India.^[1] It is a single line with 66 km length running from Shoranur Junction (in Palakkad district) to Nilambur Railway Station (in Malappuram district).^[1] This station is just 4 km from the town of Nilambur on the Kozhikode - Ooty highway.^[1] Shoranur - Nilambur Road Passenger trains are running on this route.^[1] It is 40 km away from Malappuram town.^[2]

Contents 1 Stations 2 History 3 Scenery 4 Services and facilities 5 Train timings 6 Nilambur Road-Thiruvananthapuram Central Rajya Rani Express 7 Passenger train timings 8 The future 8.1 Sanctioned Works 8.2 Other Demands 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

Stations

No.	Station Name[3]	Station Code [3]	Coordinates
1	Shornur Junction	SRR
2	Vadanamkurishshi	VDKS
3	Vallapuzha	VPZ
4	Kulukkallur	KZC
5	Cherukara	CQA
6	Angadipuram	AAM
7	Pattikkad	PKQ
8	Melattur	MLTR
9	Tuvvur	TUV
10	Thodiyappulam	TDPM
11	Vaniyambalam	VNB
12	Nilambur Road	NIL

History

Nilambur is well known for its rich forest, and teak plantation. During the British rule, this forest used to cater to the needs of strong woods for all constructions and furniture making. This was the reason for connecting the railway line to Nilambur from Shoranur junction.^[4] Another reason was to quickly transport armed forces to control Malabar Rebellion occurred in 1921. The line was opened in 1927 in stages: from Shoranur to Angadipuram on 3 February, on to Vaniyambalam on 3 August, with completion on 26 October. The line was closed on 20 January 1941, reopening due to public protest to Angadipuram in April 1953 and throughout on 15 April 1954.

Scenery

The line passes through the eastern part of the Malappuram district and one can enjoy the beauty of the Nilambur forests while passing through. The line crosses Kunthippuzha between Kulukkalloor and Cherukara which borders Palakkad and Malappuram districts. Velliyar river, a major tributary of Kadalundi river (between Pattikkad and Melattur), Olippuzha river, another tributary of Kadalundi river (between Melattur and Tuvvur) and Kuthirappuzha, a tributary of Chaliyar river (between Vaniyambalam and Nilambur road) are other major rivers that this line crosses. Vaniyambalam Para, a huge granite rock is visible from the railway line which is one kilometer away from the Vaniyambalam station.

Services and facilities

Services:

• There are 6 passenger trains on this route at present.

• A new Express train ( Rajya Rani Express) which was announced in the 2011-12 Rail budget connecting Nilambur and the state capital,Thiruvananthapuram. It started running on 16 November 2011.

16350/49 - NIL - TVC Rajya Rani Express (Daily)

• One train runs from Nilambur to Palakkad, one from Nilambur to Ernakulam and four trains from Nilambur to Shoranur.

• The line also caters to the FCI godown at Angadipuram in addition to the railway mail services. Ballast goods trains are operated to carry ballast from the Vaniambalam ballast depot.

Facilities

• Computerised reservation facility is available at Angadipuram and Nilambur

• Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) was introduced at Nilambur and Angadipuram stations recently.

• New station buildings are being constructed at Nilambur, Vaniambalam and Angadipuram. UTS cum PRS is also sanctioned at Vaniambalam (Wandoor) and has operational in last week of February.

Train timings

Nilambur Road-Thiruvananthapuram Central Rajya Rani Express

16350/49 - NIL - TVC Rajya Rani Express (Daily)

Timings:

NIL - 20:40, SRR - 22:00/ 23:30, TVC - 06:20

TVC - 22:30, SRR - 05:30 / 06:00, NIL - 07:25

Stoppages: Vaniamabalam, Melattur, Pattikad, Angadipuram and Cherukara.

Composition: 1 3A, 2 SL, 2 GS and 2 SLRs

7 coaches to be merged with Amrita Exp at SRR.

Date of introduction : 16 th November 2011

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nilambur-Mysore-Railway-Action-Council/126510197406713#!/pages/Rajya-Rani-Express-to-Nilambur/312558575421722

Passenger train timings

Seven pairs of trains (Fourteen services) run on this route including Rajya Rani Express train from Nilambur to Thiruvananthapuram and back .

Towards Nilambur
Sl No	Train Number	Train Name	Starting	Ending	Connection Trains
1	56611	Palakkad Jn. - Shoranur Jn. - Nilambur Road	05:45 AM From Palakkad,SRR Arr 6.50 hrs, SRR Dep 07.00 hrs	NIL Arr 8.40 hrs	TVC-PGT Amritha Express,TCR-CLT Passenger
2	56613	Shoranur Jn. - Nilambur Road	SRR Dep 9.20	NIL Arr 10.55 hrs	ERS-CAN Intercity Express
3	56615	(Ernakulam Jn) - Shoranur Jn. - Nilambur Road	ERS Dep 07.30 hrs,SRR Arr 10.55 hrs,Dep 12:00	NIL Arr 13.35	TVM-CLT Janshadabdi Express
4	56617	Shoranur Jn. - Nilambur Road	SRR Dep 14.40 hrs	NIL Arr 16.15hrs	SRR-TVC Venad Express, TVC-MAQ Parasuram Express
5	56619	Shoranur Jn. - Nilambur Road	SRR Dep 17.10 hrs	NIL Arr 18.55 hrs TVC -LTT Nethravathi
6	56621	Shoranur Jn. - Nilambur Road	SRR Dep 19:30rs	NIL Arr 21:10hrs.	CBE-TCR Passenger ,ERS/ALP-CAN Executive Exp

Towards Shoranur
Sl No	Train Number	Train Name	Starting	Ending	Connection Trains
1	56612	Nilambur Road - Shoranur Jn.	NIL Dep 6.50hrs	SRR Arr 8.30hrs	CAN-ERS/ALP Executive Exp,ERS-CAN Exp,ALLP-Dhanbad Exp.
2	56614	Nilambur Road - Shoranur Jn.	NIL Dep 9.10	SRR Arr 10.50	MAQ-TVC Parasuram Express HYD-TVC Sabari Exp,TVC-CLT JS,
3	56616	Nilambur Road - Shoranur Jn.	NIL Dep 11.50 hrs	SRR Arr 13.30hrs	SRR-TVC Venad ExpressHyderabad Sabari Exp,CBE MEMU, NDLS-Mangala Exp.
4	56618	Nilambur Road - Shoranur Jn. - Ernakulam Jn.	NIL Dep 14.30 hrsSRR Arr 16.10hrs, SRR Dep 17.00	ERS Arr 20.00 hrs	TVC-Lokamanya Tilak Netravati ExpressMAQ-CBE Passenger,CAN-ERS Exp
5	56610	Nilambur Road - Shoranur Jn- Palakkad Jn.	NIL Dep 17.00 hrs	SRR Arr 18.45hrs,SRR Dep 18:50 hrs to PGT, PGT Arr:20.50 ||Connects MAQ-Chennai Mail,CBE-TCR Passenger,ALLP/ERS-CAN Exp at SRR and many mainline trains at PGT.
6	56620	Nilambur Road - Shoranur Jn	NIL Dep 19:15 hrs, SRR Arr 21:00hrs.		Connects CAN-YPR Exp,MAQ-Chennai Exp,MAQ-TVC Express

The future

The Nilambur-Mysore Railway Action Council aims to link this line to Nanjangud near Mysore.(Golden I.T. Corridor) It is hoped that this line will be extended up to Mysore, with its possible route being Nilambur -Gudalur Road (Devala)- Sulthan Bathery - Nanjangud - Mysore. With the extension, the route would become the shortest route from Kerala to Bangalore, Mysore, Hyderabad and North Indian cities. It is expected that the railway line would be extended by 236 km for this purpose. The engineering cum traffic survey of this line has been completed. and the estimated cost of the new line is around 3800 crores.

Sanction has been granted in principle for this line by the Railway Board and Planning Commission.

However, the major hurdles for this are:

• The forested areas in this region,Nilgiri Biosphere.
• Opposition due to apprehension that many trains towards north may be diverted through this new route.
• Opposition from the bus operators running between Kerala and Bangalore.
• Hilly terrain in the Western Ghats

Sanctioned Works

• Development of Nilambur Railway Station by constructing new platform and second entry.
• Complete track renewal between Nilambur and Melattur.

Other Demands

• Allowing more trains to Coimbatore side.
• More trains towards Trivandrum, Mangalore and Chennai

See also

• Indian Railways
• Nilambur
• Indian gauge

References

External links

• http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nilambur-Mysore-Railway-Action-Council/126510197406713
• http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nilambur-Mysore-Railway-Action-Council/126510197406713#!/pages/Rajya-Rani-Express-to-Nilambur/312558575421722

• Palakkad Shoarnur Nilambur Train.
• More About Nilambur
• Official website of Southern Railways.

Nilambur railway station on wiki mapia

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