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'''Kulasekharapatnam-Tissianvillai Light Railway''', later known as ''' Kulasekharapatnam Light Railway'''
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'''Kulasekharapatnam Tissianvillai Light Railway''', later known as ''' Kulasekharapatnam Light Railway'''
  
The Kulasekharapatnam-Tissianvillai Light Railway was established in 1914 linking the sugar growing area of [[Tissianvillai]] ''(modern day Tisaiyanvilai)'' to [[Kulasekharapatnam]] at the extreme end southern tip of India.
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==History==
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The '''Kulasekharapatnam Tissianvillai Light Railway''' was established in 1914 linking the sugar growing area of [[Tissianvillai]] (modern day Tisaiyanvilai) to [[Kulasekharapatnam]] at the extreme end southern tip of India.
 
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulasekharapatnam Wikipedia "Kulasekharapatnam"]; Retrieved 26 Oct 2016</ref>
 
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulasekharapatnam Wikipedia "Kulasekharapatnam"]; Retrieved 26 Oct 2016</ref>
  
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The line was originally constructed to carry jaggery (cane sugar) for the sole use of Parry and Co., Ltd., the Managing Agents of the East India Distilleries and Sugar Factories Ltd, the owners of the KPM Sugar Factory. The  maintenance and use of the line for the public was authorised on 14 June 1914 and the  18 mile(29km) section from  Tissianvillai to the factory at  Kulasekharapatnam opened on 8 July 1915 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n257/mode/2up  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 249]; Retrieved 26 Oct 2016</ref>.  
 
The line was originally constructed to carry jaggery (cane sugar) for the sole use of Parry and Co., Ltd., the Managing Agents of the East India Distilleries and Sugar Factories Ltd, the owners of the KPM Sugar Factory. The  maintenance and use of the line for the public was authorised on 14 June 1914 and the  18 mile(29km) section from  Tissianvillai to the factory at  Kulasekharapatnam opened on 8 July 1915 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n257/mode/2up  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 249]; Retrieved 26 Oct 2016</ref>.  
  
The line became the ''' Kulasekharapatnam Light Railway''' as it was later  extended to [[Tiruchendur]], as distance of 27 miles(43km) <ref name=hindu>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/madras-miscellany-indias-first-railway-line/article6668150.ece The Hindu Newspaper “Madras Miscellany” ]; Retrieved 26 Oct 2016</ref> with a short branch to Udangudi, and there was a regular daily service for public use as indicated in Bradshaw's Guide Timetable for 1933 <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/timetables/Bradshaw_1933/South_India_NG_Timetables_11.jpg.html IRFCA "Bradshaw 1933 Timetable"; reproduced by  Chris Pietruski, IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club'']; Retrieved; 26 Oct 2016</ref>.
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The line later was extended to [[Tiruchendur]], a distance of 27 miles(43km) <ref name=hindu>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/madras-miscellany-indias-first-railway-line/article6668150.ece The Hindu Newspaper “Madras Miscellany” ]; Retrieved 26 Oct 2016</ref> with a short branch to Udangudi and there was a regular daily service for public use as indicated in Bradshaw's Guide Timetable for 1933 <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/timetables/Bradshaw_1933/South_India_NG_Timetables_11.jpg.html IRFCA "Bradshaw 1933 Timetable"; reproduced by  Chris Pietruski, IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club'']; Retrieved; 26 Oct 2016</ref>.
  
 
The line ceased operation in 1940 and its track was contributed as scrap to the war effort  <ref name=hindu/>.  
 
The line ceased operation in 1940 and its track was contributed as scrap to the war effort  <ref name=hindu/>.  
 
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 06:18, 20 November 2016

Kulasekharapatnam Tissianvillai Light Railway, later known as Kulasekharapatnam Light Railway

History

The Kulasekharapatnam Tissianvillai Light Railway was established in 1914 linking the sugar growing area of Tissianvillai (modern day Tisaiyanvilai) to Kulasekharapatnam at the extreme end southern tip of India. [1]

The unassisted private 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) line connecting Tissianvillai to the KPM Sugar Factory and on to Kulasekharapatnam Port, first carried goods in 1915-16 [2].

The line was originally constructed to carry jaggery (cane sugar) for the sole use of Parry and Co., Ltd., the Managing Agents of the East India Distilleries and Sugar Factories Ltd, the owners of the KPM Sugar Factory. The maintenance and use of the line for the public was authorised on 14 June 1914 and the 18 mile(29km) section from Tissianvillai to the factory at Kulasekharapatnam opened on 8 July 1915 [3].

The line later was extended to Tiruchendur, a distance of 27 miles(43km) [4] with a short branch to Udangudi and there was a regular daily service for public use as indicated in Bradshaw's Guide Timetable for 1933 [5].

The line ceased operation in 1940 and its track was contributed as scrap to the war effort [4].

References