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'''Kulukkallur railway station'''  is a major railway station serving the village of [[Kulukkallur]], near [[Pattambi]] in the [[Palakkad district]] of [[Kerala]]. It lies in the [[Shoranur–Mangalore section]] of the [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]s. Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as [[Nilambur]], [[Shoranur]] and [[Angadipuram]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kanhangad_train_time.html |title=Kanhangad Train Connectivity |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214143823/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kanhangad_train_time.html |archive-date=14 February 2012 }}</ref>
'''Kulukkallur railway station'''  is a major railway station serving the village of [[Kulukkallur]], near [[Pattambi]] in the [[Palakkad district]] of [[Kerala]]. It lies along the [[Nilambur–Shoranur railway line]] branch line of [[Palakkad railway division|Palakkad division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]s. Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as [[Nilambur]], [[Shoranur]] and [[Angadipuram]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kanhangad_train_time.html |title=Kanhangad Train Connectivity |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214143823/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kanhangad_train_time.html |archive-date=14 February 2012 }}</ref>


==Shoranur–Nilambur railway line==
The Station was built as a contractor-operated Halt on 17-02-1958 between Vallapuzha and Cherukara Railway stations. <ref>https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1518/1/lsd_02_04_17-02-1958.pdf page 49</ref>
The [[Nilambur–Shoranur railway 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| title=The Nilambur news| publisher=Kerala Tourism| access-date=26 April 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920133828/http://nilamburnews.com/m_train.htm| archive-date=20 September 2016| url-status=dead}}</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"/>
It has recently 17-02-1958 been decided to provide a contractor operated Halt station at Kulukkallur between Vallapuzha and Cherukara Railway stations on Southern Railway and that Railway  has been asked to take further necessary action in the matter early <ref>https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1518/1/lsd_02_04_17-02-1958.pdf page 49</ref>


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 |access-date=26 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204115653/http://www.mlp.kerala.gov.in/places.htm |archive-date= 4 February 2012 }}</ref>
Construction works are in progress for the second platform so as to upgrade Kulukkallur railway station as a crossing station.


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[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1921]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Palakkad district]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Palakkad district]]
[[Category:Nilambur–Shoranur railway line]]
[[Category:Nilambur–Shoranur railway line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1921]]




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Latest revision as of 18:49, 27 November 2025


Kulukkallur
Railway Signboard
LocationPalakkad, Kerala
India
Coordinates10°52′06″N 76°14′20″E / 10.8682°N 76.2390°E / 10.8682; 76.2390
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Nilambur–Shoranur railway line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeKZC
History
Opened1921
ElectrifiedYes
Services
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Location
Kulukkallur is located in Kerala
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Kulukkallur
Location within Kerala
Kulukkallur is located in India
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Kulukkallur (India)

Kulukkallur railway station is a major railway station serving the village of Kulukkallur, near Pattambi in the Palakkad district of Kerala. It lies along the Nilambur–Shoranur railway line branch line of Palakkad division of the Southern Railways. Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Nilambur, Shoranur and Angadipuram.[1]

The Station was built as a contractor-operated Halt on 17-02-1958 between Vallapuzha and Cherukara Railway stations. [2]

Construction works are in progress for the second platform so as to upgrade Kulukkallur railway station as a crossing station.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Kanhangad Train Connectivity". Archived from the original on 14 February 2012.
  2. https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1518/1/lsd_02_04_17-02-1958.pdf page 49