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The Carnatic Railway Company was founded in 1869. [2] The two companies merged in 1874 to form the South Indian Railway Company. [3] The new firm was registered in London in 1890 with Trichinopoly as its headquarters. In 1891, the Pondicherry Railway Company (incorporated in 1845 [2]) merged with the South
The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral.The routes connecting the four major metropolises (New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata), along with their diagonals, known as the Golden Quadrilateral, carry about half the freight and nearly half the passenger traffic, although they form only 16 per cent of the length.
1910 map of South Indian Railway. The history of the Southern Railway can be traced back to the Madras Railway. In 1832, the proposal to construct the first railway line in India at Madras was made by the British. [3] In 1835, the railway track was constructed between Little Mount and Chintadripet in Madras and became operational in 1837. [4]
Central Railway, South Central railway and Southern Railway: 1871 379 km (235 mi) 130 km/h (81 mph) 2021 [194] Tenali–Repalle: South Coast Railway: 1916 32.10 km (19.95 mi) 90 km/h (56 mph) 2021 [195] Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari: Southern Railway: 1979 86 km (53 mi) 100 km/h (62 mph) Yes [183] Tirunelveli–Tiruchendur † Southern ...
After taking over of GSIR by South Indian Railway Company in 1874, the Nagapattinam–Tiruchirapalli line was converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in)-wide metre gauge in 1875. [5] Again after conversion, the 125 km (78 mi)-long 1,676 mm ( 5 ft 6 in )-wide broad-gauge line between Nagapattinam and Tiruchirapalli was opened in 2001–02
Nilambur-Shoranur line passes through woods. 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 ...
It was built jointly by South Indian Railway Company, Travancore State and the Madras Presidency. After a survey in 1888, work started in 1900 and was completed by 1902. The first goods train travelled on this route in 1902 while the first passenger train began its run in 1904.
The Agra–Gwalior line was opened by the Maharaja of Gwalior in 1881 and it became the Scindia State Railway. The Indian Midland Railway built the Gwalior–Jhansi line and the Jhansi–Bhopal line in 1889. [3] The Bhopal–Itarsi line was opened by the Begum of Bhopal in 1884. [3] Itarsi was linked with Nagpur between 1923 and 1924. [4]