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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 ...
South Central Railway topped among all railway zones of India in terms of train punctuality and passenger earnings in 2016–17. [19] The zone has become the first in the country to complete 100% LED lighting at all 733 stations under its jurisdiction. In 2018, for the cleanliness category it was ranked second among all railway zones in India. [20]
14.04.1951 Southern Railway formed integrating Madras & Southern Mahratta Railway Company, the South Indian Railway Company and theM ysore State Railway Company; 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 ...
On 2 October 1966, the Secunderabad, Solapur, Hubli and Vijayawada Divisions, covering the former territories of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway and certain portions of Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway were separated from Southern Railway to form the South Central Railway. In 1977, Guntakal division of Southern Railway was transferred to ...
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
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 ...
State Railway zone Elevation Map Chatrapur: CAP: ... city Railway zone Elevation Map Dabhaura: DBR: ... Southern Railway: 16 m (52 ft) ...
It was founded on 1 January 1908 by merging the Madras Railway and the Southern Mahratta Railway. [1] [2] Initially, its headquarters was at Royapuram in Madras but was later shifted to a newly constructed building at Egmore, which was inaugurated on 11 December 1922. On 1 April 1944, its management was taken over directly by the Government of ...