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| − | The '''Trichinopoly-Pudukkottai Railway''' was first proposed by Pudukkottai Durbar in 1906 to connect [[Trichinopoly]] with [[Pudukkottai]] and [[Tondi]] on the east coast some 83 miles(133km) away. | + | The '''Trichinopoly-Pudukkottai Railway''' was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line first proposed by Pudukkottai Durbar in 1906 to connect [[Trichinopoly]] with [[Pudukkottai]] and [[Tondi]] on the east coast some 83 miles(133km) away. |
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/sir-trichinopoly.html IRFCA "Trichinopoly", author F. R. Hemingway; published under the District Gazetteers series by the Government Press, Madras, 1907.]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/sir-trichinopoly.html IRFCA "Trichinopoly", author F. R. Hemingway; published under the District Gazetteers series by the Government Press, Madras, 1907.]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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<ref>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y "Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17"]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref>. | <ref>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y "Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17"]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref>. | ||
| − | A railway linking [[Trichinopoly]] and [[Karaikkudi]] in Madura district and passing through [[Pudukkottai]] was completed in March 1926 as part of the [[South Indian Railway]](SIR) network | + | A railway linking [[Trichinopoly]] and [[Karaikkudi]] in Madura district and passing through [[Pudukkottai]] was completed in March 1926 as part of the [[South Indian Railway]](SIR) network. |
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudukkottai_state Wikipedia "Pudukkottai State"]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudukkottai_state Wikipedia "Pudukkottai State"]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
| + | The [[Trichinopoly]] to [[Pudukkottai]], a length of 32 miles(51km) had been sanctioned for construction by the SIR in August 1916 | ||
| + | <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 152]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:26, 21 December 2015
The Trichinopoly-Pudukkottai Railway was a metre gauge(MG) line first proposed by Pudukkottai Durbar in 1906 to connect Trichinopoly with Pudukkottai and Tondi on the east coast some 83 miles(133km) away. [1]
The project was repeatedly considered and shelved. [2].
A railway linking Trichinopoly and Karaikkudi in Madura district and passing through Pudukkottai was completed in March 1926 as part of the South Indian Railway(SIR) network. [3] The Trichinopoly to Pudukkottai, a length of 32 miles(51km) had been sanctioned for construction by the SIR in August 1916 [4]
References
- ↑ IRFCA "Trichinopoly", author F. R. Hemingway; published under the District Gazetteers series by the Government Press, Madras, 1907.; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015
- ↑ "Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17"; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia "Pudukkottai State"; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 152; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015
