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| name = Melattur railway station<br />
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| image = Melattur railway station 03.jpg<br />
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| caption = മേലാറ്റൂർ റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷൻ<br />
| type = [[Light rail]]<br />
| system = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| status = Operational<br />
| locale = [[Kerala]]<br />
| start = Nilambur Road ('''NIL''')<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Shoranur Junction}} ('''SRR''')<br />
| stations = 11<br />
| routes = 7<br />
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| open = {{start date and age|df=yes|1921}}<br />
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| owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
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| linelength = {{convert|66|km}}<br />
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| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| electrification = <br />
| speed = {{convert|65|km/h}}<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|11.0650|76.2726|type:railwaystation_region:IN-KL|display=inline,title}}<br />
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'''Melattur railway station''' is a minor railway station serving the town of [[Melattur, Kerala|Melattur]] in the [[Malappuram district]] of [[Kerala]]. It lies on scenic [[Nilambur–Shoranur line]] of [[Palakkad railway division|Palakkad Division]] of [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railways]]. Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in [[Kerala]] such as [[Nilambur]], [[Shoranur]], [[Palakkad]], [[Ernakulam]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kanhangad_train_time.html |title=Kanhangad Train Connectivity |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214143823/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kanhangad_train_time.html |archivedate=14 February 2012 }}</ref><br />
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==Shoranur–Nilambur railway line==<br />
The [[Nilambur–Shoranur line]] is a branch line of the [[Southern Railway zone]] in [[Kerala]] state and one of the shortest [[broad-gauge railway]] lines in India.<ref name="nn">{{cite web|url=http://nilamburnews.com/m_train.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920133828/http://nilamburnews.com/m_train.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 September 2016 |title=The Nilambur news |publisher=Kerala Tourism |accessdate=26 April 2010 }}</ref> It is a single line with {{convert|66|km}} length running from Shoranur Junction (in [[Palakkad district]]) to Nilambur railway station (in [[Malappuram district]]).<ref name="nn"/> This station is 4&nbsp;km from the town of [[Nilambur]] on the [[Kozhikode]]–[[Ooty]] highway.<ref name="nn"/> Shoranur–Nilambur Road passenger trains are running on this route.<ref name="nn"/><br />
It is {{convert|40|km}} away from [[Malappuram]] town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlp.kerala.gov.in/places.htm |title=The official website of Malappuram district |publisher=[[Government of Kerala]] |accessdate=26 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204115653/http://www.mlp.kerala.gov.in/places.htm |archivedate=4 February 2012 }}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Malappuram district]]<br />
[[Category:Nilambur–Shoranur railway line]]<br />
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