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'''Karikal''' was formerly a [[French]] colony and is now named Karaikal. | '''Karikal''' was formerly a [[French]] colony and is now named Karaikal. | ||
| + | <br>Alternative spelling: Karaikkal | ||
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| + | The station at this town was on the [[Karaikkal-Peralam Railway]] that opened in 1898 | ||
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| + | ==Relevant Information== | ||
| + | Until the [[Mayavaram-Tranquebar Railway]] opened in 1926 passengers to the Danish enclave of [[Tranquebar]] were required to use the [[Karaikkal-Peralam Railway]] to the Porear Road Station to the north of French town of Karaikal. Then to use “road conveyance to Tranquebar, 7 miles distant (North) on good metalled roads. Jutkas and bullock-carts can be had at the station” <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MOhiCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT188&lpg#v=onepage&q&f=false | ||
| + | “The Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway” by the South Indian Railway Company Ltd , first published by Higgenbottom, Madras 1900, pdf page 188 referring to the French town of Karaikkal (Karaikal) ]; Retrieved 3 Jun 2019</ref>. | ||
==Records== | ==Records== | ||
*See [[French]] | *See [[French]] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
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Karikal was formerly a French colony and is now named Karaikal.
Alternative spelling: Karaikkal
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The station at this town was on the Karaikkal-Peralam Railway that opened in 1898
Relevant Information
Until the Mayavaram-Tranquebar Railway opened in 1926 passengers to the Danish enclave of Tranquebar were required to use the Karaikkal-Peralam Railway to the Porear Road Station to the north of French town of Karaikal. Then to use “road conveyance to Tranquebar, 7 miles distant (North) on good metalled roads. Jutkas and bullock-carts can be had at the station” [1].
Records
- See French
References
- ↑ [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MOhiCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT188&lpg#v=onepage&q&f=false “The Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway” by the South Indian Railway Company Ltd , first published by Higgenbottom, Madras 1900, pdf page 188 referring to the French town of Karaikkal (Karaikal) ]; Retrieved 3 Jun 2019
