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| − | The [[Palghat Branch Line]] was a short 2½ mile( | + | The [[Palghat Branch Line]] was a short 2½ mile(4km) broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line to [[Palghat]], opened in 1888 |
| − | The line branched from | + | The line branched from Palakkad Junction(Olavakode) on the [[Madras Railway]] which became the [[South Indian Railway]] BG '[[Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline]]' |
| + | The branch was modified in 1932 to mixed gauge by adding a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) rail <ref name=Hist192>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 192, pdf 233]; Retrieved 27 Sept 2020</ref>. | ||
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[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:08, 27 September 2020
The Palghat Branch Line was a short 2½ mile(4km) broad gauge(BG) line to Palghat, opened in 1888
The line branched from Palakkad Junction(Olavakode) on the Madras Railway which became the South Indian Railway BG 'Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline'
The branch was modified in 1932 to mixed gauge by adding a metre gauge(MG) rail [1].
