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The '''Tinnevelly-Quilon Railway''' (TQR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway divided into a British section (a state line worked by a company) and a section owned and worked by | The '''Tinnevelly-Quilon Railway''' (TQR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway divided into a British section (a state line worked by a company) and a section owned and worked by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Travancore State]] | ||
The British Section from [[Tinnevelly]] to [[Kallidaikurichi]], 19 miles(30km) opened in 1902 and extended to the British Frontier near [[Shencottah]], a further 31 miles(50km) in 1908. The line was worked by [[South Indian Railway]](SIR). | The British Section from [[Tinnevelly]] to [[Kallidaikurichi]], 19 miles(30km) opened in 1902 and extended to the British Frontier near [[Shencottah]], a further 31 miles(50km) in 1908. The line was worked by [[South Indian Railway]](SIR). | ||
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The Tinnevelly-Quilon Railway (TQR) was a metre gauge(MG) railway divided into a British section (a state line worked by a company) and a section owned and worked by the Princely Travancore State
The British Section from Tinnevelly to Kallidaikurichi, 19 miles(30km) opened in 1902 and extended to the British Frontier near Shencottah, a further 31 miles(50km) in 1908. The line was worked by South Indian Railway(SIR). [1]
The Native (Indian) State Section from Quillon to Punalur, 28 miles(44km) opened in June 1904 and extended to the Travancore State frontier near Shencottah, a further 30 miles(48km) later that year. This section is also known as Travancore Railway[1]