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  2. Timeline of Southern Railway zone - Wikipedia

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    Nilgiri Mountain Railway working under Southern Railway zone, Chennai and also it is UNESCO World Heritage site. 1845 Madras Railway Company was launched. 1853 Madras Railway Company, registered in Chennai began work. 1856 First passenger rail service began in Royapuram - Walajapet (Walaja Road) route. Perambur loco workshop set up in Vaughan.

  3. Southern Railway zone - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Venad Express - Wikipedia

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    The Trivandrum Division of Southern Railway Zone set a precedent on International Women's Day, March 8, 2020, when it ran the Venad Express with an all-female crew [8] from Ernakulam Junction to Shoranur Junction. This was the first time in Kerala's history that an express train was operated by an all-female crew.

  5. List of railway lines in India - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. South Indian Railway Company - Wikipedia

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    The Great Southern of India Railway Company was established with its headquarters in England in 1853. 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.

  7. Thiruvananthapuram railway division - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Intercity Express (Indian Railways) - Wikipedia

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    The first named intercity train (Flying Ranee) was introduced in 1906 for providing connections between two cities from one state to other various states in India.The train left Surat station for Mumbai Central station to cover a distance of 264 km in 5 hrs 28 min and ran weekly from 1906 to 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War II.

  9. Chennai Suburban Railway - Wikipedia

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    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.