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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
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 ...
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 ...
In 1936 the company owned 663 locomotives, 1561 coaches and 15.092 goods wagons. [4]Beypore Railway Station at Chaliyam, Malabar District, which, for a short period, was the western terminus of Madras Railway Map of the Madras and South Mahratta Railway lines
21.01.1907 Feasibility Survey Report for India - Ceylon Railway was submitted by South Indian Railway Company. 03.07.1907 BG section from Kumbla to Mangalore opened. 1908: Chennai Egmore was built. 01.01.1908 Sections of Madras Railway Company transferred to South Indian Railway. 15.09.1908 MG section opened from Coonoor to Fernhill.
The Kollam–Sengottai railway line (formerly known as Quilon–Shencottah or Quilon–Chenkotta line) is a railway line in South India which connects Kollam Junction in Kerala state and Sengottai (also spelled Shencottah, Shenkottai, Chengottai, Chenkottai, Senkottai) in Tamil Nadu.
The railway line was built jointly by South Indian railway, Travancore state and the Madras Presidency. Kollam's (Anglicized Quilon) railway station was built in 1904 by Sree Moolam Tirunal Rama Varma, Maharaja of Travancore. It was the ruler's desire to create a rail link between Quilon, the then commercial capital of his State and Madras. [12]
This is a route-map template for the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a Salem Railway Division, Southern Railway zone railway in India. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .