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Southern Railway was created on 14 April 1951 by merging three state railways, namely, the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway Company, and the Mysore State Railway and became the first railway zone created in newly formed India. Southern Railway maintains about 5,081 km (3,157 mi) of railway lines and operates 727 ...
The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways.It is the second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the third largest in terms of commuters in India.
Southern Railway: 1876 157.1 km (97.6 mi) 100 km/h (62 mph) 2015 [173] Mahabubnagar–Munirabad ‡ Southern Railway: 2025 274 km (170 mi) 100 km/h (62 mph) Under construction [174] Manamadurai–Virudhunagar † Southern Railway: 1964 67 km (42 mi) 80 km/h (50 mph) Under construction [175] Mangalore–Mysore † South Western and Southern Railway
Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division (TVC) is one of the six administrative divisions in Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. [1] It has its headquarters at Thiruvananthapuram. It was formed on 2 October 1979, [2] which serves the eight districts of southern part of Kerala, Kanyakumari district. With 104 stations in its territorial ...
Chennai railway division is one of the six railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. [2] Chennai Division was formed on 31 August 1956 . Currently, it has a route length of over 697.93 km and track length of 1934.68 km. [ 3 ] Its administrative headquarters is in Chennai , which also happens to be ...
Suburban railway: System: Chennai Suburban Railway: Operator(s) Southern Railway (India) Depot(s) Tambaram, Egmore: Technical; Line length: 122.71 km: Track gauge: Broad Gauge: Operating speed: 90 km/h (maximum service speed)
The South Line of Chennai Suburban Railway is the fourth longest suburban line that runs southwards from Chennai (Madras) City. It is the oldest suburban line of Chennai (Madras), opened in 1931. Suburban services terminate at Chengalpattu (Chingleput) and MEMU services at Puducherry.
1951: Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway Company, and the Mysore State Railway were united to form a new zone of the Southern Railway. 24-12-1952 Ernakulam - Kollam MG line - turning of first sod by Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India. 16-05-1956 Formation of Divisions in Southern Railway