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In 1899 the first section, from [[Mettupalaiyam]] to [[Coonoor]] (including 12 miles of rack), was opened to working by the [[Madras Railway]]. In 1903 the GoI purchased the line and contracted its working to the [[Madras Railway]].
When the [[Madras Railway]] was merged into the [[South Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] in 1907, the NMR contract was awarded to the [[South Indian Railway]]. Construction of the extension from [[Coonoor]] to [[Ootacamund]] was completed by the GoI [[Public Works Department]] in 1908.
In due course, the NMR became part of '''Southern Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways.
