Shoranur To Nilambur : Full Journey : 16326 KTYM - NIL Intercity Express : Indian Railways

Описание: SHORANUR (KERALA) TO NILAMBUR (KERALA) : FULL TRAIN JOURNEY : 16326 KOTTAYAM - NILAMBUR ROAD INTERCITY EXPRESS : ERNAKULAM WDG-3A LOCOMOTIVE : TRAIN JOURNEY THROUGH JUNGLE OF KERALA : INDIAN RAILWAYS.

56362⇒16326/Kottayam - Nilambur Road Intercity Express (UnReserved)
കോട്ടയം - നിലമ്പൂർ റോഡ് എക്സ്പ്രസ് कोट्टयम - निलंबूर रोड इंटरसिटी एक्सप्रेस
KTYM/Kottayam -- NIL/Nilambur Road

16326) The Kottayam Nilambur Road Express train runs between Kottayam (KTYM) to Nilambur Road (NIL). The 16326 Kottayam Nilambur Road Express train leaves Kottayam at 05:15 hours and reaches NIL station at 11:45 hours on the 1st day of departure. The Kottayam Nilambur Road Express train covers a total distance of 233 kilometers. The average speed of the Kottayam Nilambur Road Express train is 35.85 Kmph. (16326) The Kottayam Nilambur Road Express train also has return services with train No. 16325 which departs from NIL at 15:10 hours and arrives KTYM at 22:10 hours.

Nilambur–Shoranur line is a 66 kilometres (41 mi)-long single-line, non-electrified broad-gauge (1676 mm) railway spur branch line of the Indian Railways connecting Nilambur Road railway station in Malappuram district with Shoranur Junction in Palakkad district[1] in the state of Kerala. It is a branch line administered by the Palakkad railway division of the Southern Railway zone and one of the shortest broad-gauge railway lines in India.[1] It was laid by the British in colonial era for the transportation of Nilambur Teak logs into United Kingdom through Kozhikode.
Services on the Shoranur–Nilambur Road line consist of five pairs of passenger trains (now unreserved express special) and two express trains, all running daily. Four of passenger trains run between Shoranur and Nilambur, while one pair run to Nilambur from Palakkad. Two express trains, the 16349/16350 Kochuveli–Nilambur Road Rajya Rani Express and the 16325/16326 Nilambur-Kottayam Express are currently running. Locomotives used on the line are the WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A from the Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam; Diesel Loco Shed, Erode and Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock.
The Shoranur–Nilambur line starts from Shoranur Junction and terminates at Nilambur Road railway station, located at a distance of four kilometers from Nilambur town on the Kozhikode–Ooty highway, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the district headquarters of Malappuram town. The line passes through the eastern part of the Malappuram district. It 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.

Nilambur Road railway station is a railway terminus serving the town of Nilambur in the Malappuram district of Kerala. It is the station of the Shoranur–Nilambur 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, Ernakulam, Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram.
The Nilambur–Shoranur 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 non-electrified 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 Kozhikode–Ooty highway. Shoranur–Nilambur Road passenger trains are running on this route. It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) away from Malappuram town.

Shoranur Junction is the railway station located at Shoranur, Palakkad District, Kerala. It comes under the Palakkad Railway Division of the Southern Railway. It is the largest railway station in the state of Kerala in terms of area. It is an important junction because it is the point at which the line from Chennai via Jolarpettai, Erode and Palakkad meets the coastal line from Mangalore to Kanyakumari. Further, Shoranur junction is the node from which a separate Branch line goes to the town of Nilambur, about 66 km to the north. The Nilambur–Shoranur line, which connects two tiny hill-towns, is one of the most picturesque in India.
The station is located on the Shoranur ring road. The Shoranur Municipal Bus Stand located 500 m away, provides bus services to Ottapalam, Thrissur, Pattambi, Cherpulassery, Chelakkara, Mannarkkad, Perinthalmanna and Kunnamkulam. The second Municipal stand at Kulappully, located 2 km from the station, handles bus services to Palakkad, Guruvayur, Ponnani and Valanchery.