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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 ...
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]
In the early 1950s legislation was passed authorizing the central government to take over independent railway systems that were there. On 14 April 1951 the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway Company and Mysore State Railway were merged to form Southern Railway.
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 ...
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.
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
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]