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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
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 ...
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.
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
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.
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 ...
The Mumbai–Chennai line, earlier known as Bombay–Madras line, is a railway line connecting Chennai and Mumbai cutting across southern part of the Deccan Plateau.It covers a distance of 1,281 kilometres (796 mi) across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.