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'''Tanjore District Board Railway''' | The '''Tanjore District Board Railway''' was the first District Board Railway, opened in 1900 and was worked by the [[South Indian Railway]](SIR). | ||
The Tanjore District Board raised funds for the construction of a railway 103 miles in length and the first section '''[[Mayavaram Mutupet Railway]]''' opened with a section of 31 miles (50km) in 1890 and completed in 1894. | |||
The | The Tanjore District Board Railway became the pattern of District Board Railways and was shortly followed by the Kistna District Board which opened the [[Bezwada-Masulipatam Railway]] in 1908. | ||
Later followed by [[Podanur-Pollachi Railway]](Coimbature D.B); [[Tenali-Repalle Railway]] (Guntur D.B.). | |||
<ref name=name>[http://archive.org/stream/roorkeetreatiseo030592mbp/roorkeetreatiseo030592mbp_djvu.txt] Roorkee Treatise On Civil Engineering Section IX. Chapter 1 Section 15 </ref> | |||
Also the '''[[Nidamangalam-Mannargudi Railway]]''' was opened by the Tanjore District Board, date unknown.<ref name=name/>. | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:District Railway Boards]] | [[Category:District Railway Boards]] | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 16:15, 6 December 2015
The Tanjore District Board Railway was the first District Board Railway, opened in 1900 and was worked by the South Indian Railway(SIR).
The Tanjore District Board raised funds for the construction of a railway 103 miles in length and the first section Mayavaram Mutupet Railway opened with a section of 31 miles (50km) in 1890 and completed in 1894.
The Tanjore District Board Railway became the pattern of District Board Railways and was shortly followed by the Kistna District Board which opened the Bezwada-Masulipatam Railway in 1908. Later followed by Podanur-Pollachi Railway(Coimbature D.B); Tenali-Repalle Railway (Guntur D.B.). [1]
Also the Nidamangalam-Mannargudi Railway was opened by the Tanjore District Board, date unknown.[1].