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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Madras Parliament first came up with the idea. In 1832, the first proposal of railway under the British administration was made in Madras, 21 years before the first operational railway line in India. Later in 1836 Captain [[Arthur Thomas Cotton]], of the [[ | The Madras Parliament first came up with the idea. In 1832, the first proposal of railway under the British administration was made in Madras, 21 years before the first operational railway line in India. Later in 1836 Captain [[Arthur Thomas Cotton]], of the [[Madras Engineers]], advocated the construction of a railroad in India. | ||
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Chennai Wikipedia "Transport in Chennai"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Chennai Wikipedia "Transport in Chennai"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://www.victorianweb.org/technology/railways/india/chronology.html "Indian Railways: A Chronology" by Jacqueline Banerjee, Ph.D., Associate Editor, The Victorian Web]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://www.victorianweb.org/technology/railways/india/chronology.html "Indian Railways: A Chronology" by Jacqueline Banerjee, Ph.D., Associate Editor, The Victorian Web]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||