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The '''South Indian Railway''' (SIR) was the new name applied in 1874 to the merged undetakings undertakings of the [[Carnatic Railway]] and the [[Great Southern of India Railway]].
== History ==
In 1872, the [[Carnatic Railway ]] merged with the [[Great Southern of India Railway]]. In 1874, the merged companies were renamed the [[South Indian Railway]]. During the 1870s the existing broad gauge lines were converted to metre gauge.
Ownership of the SIR and other lines passed to the Government of India ([[Government of India |GoI]]) on 31 December 1890 and a new company was formed to work the system so created under contract; this contract was extended in 1909. The year previously (1908), the [[Jalarpet]] to [[Mangalore]] broad gauge section had been transferred to the SIR from the [[Madras Railway]]. In turn, the [[Katpadi]] section was relinquished and became part of the newly formed [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]].
On 1 April 1944, the [[Government of India |GoI ]] took over direct control of the SIR.
In 1951, the SIR became a constituent part of '''Southern Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways.
