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'''South Indian Railway - Lines Owned and Worked''' - a sub section of the main '''[[South Indian Railway]](SIR)''' page


===Metre Gauge Division===
[[File:South Indian Railway Network - 1908.png|thumb|South Indian Railway Network - 1908]]
'''[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline]]''', the  metre gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) Mainline and Branches, developed from the ex-[[Great Southern of India Railway]](GISR) lines which were converted to MG and continued to be expanded over the years by SIR
From [[Madras]] the MG Mainline ran southwards with the its Branches:-
* ‘Madras-Chingleput Section’ - Mainline
** ‘[[Arkonam Branch Line]]’ from [[Chingleput]] to [[Arkonam]]
* 'Chingleput-Villupuram Section’ - Mainline
** ‘[[Villupuram-Katpadi Extension Railway]]’ from [[Villupuram]] to [[Katpadi]]
** ‘[[Pondicherry Branch (SIR)|Pondicherry Branch Line]]’ from [[Villupuram]] to [[Pondicherry]]
*  ‘Villupuram-Cuddalore Section’ - Mainline
** ‘[[Cuddalore Wharf Branch Line]]’ from [[Cuddalore]]
** ‘[[Capper Quarry Branch Line]]’ from [[Cuddalore]]
*  ‘Cuddalore-Mayavaram Section’ - Mainline
* ‘Mayavaram-Tanjore Section’ - Mainline
** ‘[[Pulliarpati Quarry Branch Line]]’ from [[Tanjore]]
** ‘[[Nagore Branch Line]]’ from [[Tanjore]] to [[Negapatam]] and [[Nagore]]
* ‘Tanjore-Trichinopoly Section’ - Mainline
** ‘[[Erode Branch Line]]’ from [[Trichinopoly]] to [[Erode]]
* ‘Trichinopoly-Madura Section’ - Mainline
** ‘[[Madura-Pamban Railway]]’ from [[Madura]] to [[Mandapam]] and [[Rameswaram]]
** ‘[[Tuticorin Branch Line]]’ from [[Madura]] to [[Tuticorin]]
** ‘[[Livingopuram Salt Branch Line]]’ from [[Tuticorin]]
* ‘Madura-Maniyachi Section’ - Mainline
** ‘[[Tinnevelly Branch Line]]’ from [[Maniyachi]] to [[Tinnevelly]]
** ‘[[Tinnevelly-Quilon Railway]]’ from [[Tinnevelly]] to [[Quilon]]
** ‘[[Quilon-Trivandrum Extension Railway]]’ from [[Quilon]] to [[Trivandrum]]
===Broad Gauge Division===
*'''[[Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline]]''', the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) Mainline and branches; from the Madras Railway - Northern Section ''(referred to above, see also [[Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline|separate page)]]''
**[[Mettupalaiyam Branch Line]]
**[[Palghat Branch Line]]
*[[Suramangalam-Salem Railway]]. BG, District Board owned, opened 1917-18,  worked by SIR ''(not included in 'District Board Lines' below)''
===District Board Lines worked by SIR===
The following metre gauge [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) lines were worked by SIR under arrangements with District Boards
* ‘[[Tanjore District Board Railway]]'. The first District Board line, formed 1900 by raising funds  to construct feeder line; worked by SIR.
* ‘[[Podanur-Pollachi Railway]]', opened 1905. District Board owned;  worked by SIR as part of Metre gauge section network.
* ‘[[Tinnevelly-Tiruchendur Railway]]'. Constructed by District Board after 1908 and worked by SIR
* ‘[[Mayavaram--Tranquebar Railway]]'. District Board owned, under construction 1926,  worked by SIR 
===Lines worked by SIR at some time===
* ‘[[Karaikkal-Peralam Railway]]', opened 1898. Financed by French Govt, constructed by [[Great Southern of India Railway]]; SIR branchline  which connected the French enclave of [[Karikal|Karaikkal]] with the rest of British India at [[Peralam]], absorbed into SIR.
* ‘[[Pondicherry Railway]]', opened 1879. French enclave; railway worked by SIR
* ‘[[Cuddapah-Nellore Railway]]', opened before 1887. Worked by SIR  linking Vijayawada and Chennai, extended 1890
* ‘[[Mayavaram Mutupet Railway]]', opened 1890. Worked by SIR , 1897
* ‘[[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]]', opened 1899. Worked by Madras Railway Co  to 1907; then worked by SIR ; line extended, 1908
* ‘[[Shoranur-Cochin Railway]]'. Privately funded, opened in 1902. Worked by SIR , 1908
* ‘[[Tinnevelly-Quilon Railway]]'.'British Section' opened  1902, worked by SIR, 50 miles from Tinnevelly to frontier of Travancore State. 'Indian State Section' opened 1903, worked by SIR, 58 miles from frontier through Travancore State to Quillon
* ‘[[Tirupattur-Krishnagiri Railway]]' opened 1905 as a famine protection line;  worked by [[Madras Railway]](MR) until 31 December 1907; then working passed to SIR
* ‘[[Shoranur-Nalambur Railway]]', opened 1927. Worked by SIR , 1933
* ‘[[Salem-Metur-Dam Railway]]'. Link railway to SIR main line at Salem from Metur Dam; worked by SIR, 1933
* ‘[[Cochin Harbour Extension Railway]]', opened 1938. Part of [[Shoranur-Cochin Railway]]; worked by SIR
* ‘[[Vriddhachalam-Cuddalore Railway]]', opened c.1880. Worked by SIR , 1933

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