[1] It was laid by the British in the colonial era for the transportation of Nilambur Teak logs to the United Kingdom through Kozhikode.

[2] In 1840, the British created a teak plantation in Nilambur to ensure a steady supply of timber for their various needs.

[3] In 1923, the South Indian Railway Company, which operated the Madras–Shoranur–Mangalore line, was contracted by the Madras Presidency to build a railway from Nilambur to Shoranur to ensure easy transportation of timber from these forests to the plains and hence to ports and onward transportation.

Railway stations on the Shoranur–Nilambur Road line are supported by small buildings and the platforms are low and short, located among thick vegetation that reaches close to the track throughout the stretch.

The Nilambur Road railway station itself offers a views against the backdrop of the Western Ghats.