[4][5] It is a railway station serving the town of Payyanur in the Kannur district of Kerala.

Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Trivandrum Central, Ernakulam Junction, Mumbai, Chennai Central, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Coimbatore Junction, Kollam, Mangalore, Mysore, Pune, Pondicherry, New Delhi and so forth.

The Indian Naval Academy is located approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) from the railway station.

CRPF's Recruit Training Centre-3 in Peringome is located approximately 22 km (14 mi) from the railway station.

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