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Salem division has its jurisdiction entirely in the state of Tamil Nadu. It covers 15 districts in Tamil Nadu and has a total route length of 862 km (536 mi), [3] [4] Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Karur and Namakkal being the important district Headquarters. Salem division jurisdiction includes the following: Tiruppattur to Irugur; Irugur ...
† Converted from narrow or meter gauges ‡ Under construction or under upgradation Speed Group B lines: up to 130 km/h (81 mph) Group A lines: up to 160 km/h (99 mph) Note. While this article may not list all railway lines of India, the most significant ones which have a dedicated Wikipedia article are listed here.
This is a list of states and territories of India by number of people for whom Tamil is their mother tongue (first language). State/territory 1981 census [ a ] [ b ]
In December 1950, the Central Advisory Committee for Railways approved the plan for Indian Railways into six zonal systems and the Southern Railway zone 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. [9]
The Kalka-Shimla Railway, a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge railway in the Siwalik Hills of Himachal Pradesh started operating in 1903. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge rack railway in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu was opened in 1908 and is the only operational rack railway in India.
This is a list of railway stations in India. ... Tamil Nadu: SR/Southern: 24 m: Agartala: AGTL: ... Gauge Conversion Gandhidham Junction: GUR:
India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model. The ...
When the new Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950, the Madras Province became the Madras State of the Republic of India. [3] The Madras State included most of the present-day Tamil Nadu, Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of the present-day Andhra Pradesh, the Malabar region of the present-day Kerala, Bellary and South ...