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| − | The '''Karaikkal-Peralam Railway''' was a | + | The '''Karaikkal-Peralam Railway''' was a short metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) branch line which connected the French enclave of [[Karikal|Karaikkal]] with the rest of British India at [[Peralam]]. The line was 15 miles(24km) in length and operated by the [[South Indian Railway]] and opened in 1898. |
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| + | "The line is partly in British and partly in French teritory and was constructed (by the agency of the South Indian Railway Company) with the object of placing the town and port of Karaikkal in communication with the railway system of Southern India" | ||
| + | <ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 142]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Foreign Railways]] | [[Category:Foreign Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 06:53, 20 December 2015
| Karaikkal-Peralam Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Karaikkal to Peralam | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 15 (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | ||
| Stations | Karaikkal, Porear Road | |
| System agency | ||
| South Indian Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Karaikkal-Peralam Railway was a short metre gauge(MG) branch line which connected the French enclave of Karaikkal with the rest of British India at Peralam. The line was 15 miles(24km) in length and operated by the South Indian Railway and opened in 1898.
"The line is partly in British and partly in French teritory and was constructed (by the agency of the South Indian Railway Company) with the object of placing the town and port of Karaikkal in communication with the railway system of Southern India" [1]
