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The '''Shoranur-Cochin Railway''' was | The '''Shoranur-Cochin Railway''' was opened in 1902. The metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line linked [[Shoranur]] to the Ernakulam Terminus in [[Cochin]](Kochi), a distance of 62 miles (100km). The line was owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Cochin State]] but worked by [[South Indian Railway]](SIR). | ||
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n153/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 145]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
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The railway and the Cochin Bridge were funded by the | The railway and the Cochin Bridge were funded by the Maharaja of Cochin, of the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Cochin State]] who reigned from the year 1895 till 1914. The bridge was the first to ford the river that obstructed passage between Malabar and the southern states of Cohin/Travancore. The first freight train passed over the bridge on 2nd June 1902 and a few days later on the 16th the line opened to passenger traffic. | ||
<ref>[http://maddy06.blogspot.fr/2009/11/kings-railway.html Blog "King's Railway"] Dated November 28, 2009 </ref> | <ref>[http://maddy06.blogspot.fr/2009/11/kings-railway.html Blog "King's Railway"] Dated November 28, 2009 </ref> | ||
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernakulam_Terminus_railway_station Wikipedia "Ernaklam Terminus"] Retrieved 9 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernakulam_Terminus_railway_station Wikipedia "Ernaklam Terminus"] Retrieved 9 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://www.cochinbridge.com/Cochin%20Bridge.html | <ref>[http://www.cochinbridge.com/Cochin%20Bridge.html "Cochin BridgeInformation"] Retrieved 9 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
It was only in 1938 that the [[Cochin Harbour Extension Railway]] was opened as an extension to the Shoranur-Cochin Railway. | It was only in 1938 that the [[Cochin Harbour Extension Railway]] was opened as an extension to the Shoranur-Cochin Railway. | ||
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochin_Harbour_Terminus_railway_station Wikipedia "Cochin Harbour Extension"] Retrieved 9 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochin_Harbour_Terminus_railway_station Wikipedia "Cochin Harbour Extension"] Retrieved 9 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
==Records== | |||
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]] | |||
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 27 Jan 2016</ref> | |||
gives the following: - | |||
*'''L/F/8/17/1236''' “ South Indian Railway Company Limited, Agreement for the working and maintenance of the Shoranur-Cochin State Railway His Highness Raja Sir Sri Rama Vurmah; 1908" | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 15:57, 27 January 2016
The Shoranur-Cochin Railway was opened in 1902. The metre gauge(MG) line linked Shoranur to the Ernakulam Terminus in Cochin(Kochi), a distance of 62 miles (100km). The line was owned by the Princely Cochin State but worked by South Indian Railway(SIR). [1]
The railway and the Cochin Bridge were funded by the Maharaja of Cochin, of the Princely Cochin State who reigned from the year 1895 till 1914. The bridge was the first to ford the river that obstructed passage between Malabar and the southern states of Cohin/Travancore. The first freight train passed over the bridge on 2nd June 1902 and a few days later on the 16th the line opened to passenger traffic. [2] [3] [4]
It was only in 1938 that the Cochin Harbour Extension Railway was opened as an extension to the Shoranur-Cochin Railway. [5]
Records
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [6] gives the following: -
- L/F/8/17/1236 “ South Indian Railway Company Limited, Agreement for the working and maintenance of the Shoranur-Cochin State Railway His Highness Raja Sir Sri Rama Vurmah; 1908"
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 145; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015
- ↑ Blog "King's Railway" Dated November 28, 2009
- ↑ Wikipedia "Ernaklam Terminus" Retrieved 9 Dec 2015
- ↑ "Cochin BridgeInformation" Retrieved 9 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia "Cochin Harbour Extension" Retrieved 9 Dec 2015
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 27 Jan 2016