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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 | |||
==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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[[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