Constructed as a [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|Broad Gauge]] line connecting [[Jalarpet]] to [[Mangalore]]. Owned and worked by [[Madras Railway ]](MR) up to 31 Dec 1907, then transferred to [[South Indian Railway]].The total length of the line was 417 miles(617km) and with two branches 446 miles(717km)
Abbreviations
*BG [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|Broad Gauge]]
*MG [[Rail_gauge#Metre_Gauge|Metre Gauge]]
*SIR [[South Indian Railway]]
*GSIR [[Great Southern of India Railway]]
*MR [[Madras Railway|Madras Railway Company]]
The following is based on the “Administration Report on Railways 1918”<ref name=AdminSIR>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n144/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 136 (pdf 144)]; Retrieved 29 Jan 2018</ref> and the "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951"<ref> Southern Railway Heritage Centre "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951"; 'Events at a Glance' page 273-278</ref>.
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!Date
==Progress in Mainline opening==
!Event
[[File: Madras Railway Map 1909, south section.png|thumb| Madras Railway Map 1909, south section]]
!Original Name
*1860-61 [[Jalarpet]] to [[Salem]] via [[Tiruppattur]] and [[Morappur]]
!Remarks
*1861-62 [[Salem]] to Kadalundi (9 miles/15km short of [[Calicut]]) via [[Sankaridrug]], [[Erode|Erode Junction]] (connection with [[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline|SIR MG Erode Branch]]), [[Podanur]], Palakkad Junction(Olavakode), [[Pattambi]], [[Kuttippuram]] and [[Tirur]]
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*1901-04 [[Calicut-Azikhal Railway|Calicut-Azikhal Extension]] to [[Azikhal]] via [[Badagara]], [[Tellicherry]] and [[Cannanore]]
|1859 Apr 5
*1906-07 [[Azikhal-Mangalore Railway|Azikhal-Mangalore Extension]] reached [[Mangalore]] via [[Hosdrug]], [[Kasaragod]] and [[Kumbla]]. The total line distance was being 417 miles(671km)
|Start of BG from [[Negapatam]] towards [[Tanjore]]
|Construction by GSIR
==Branch Lines==
|Became SIR 1874; converted to MG 1875
*1868 [[Palghat Branch Railway]]
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*1873 [[Mettuppalaiyam Branch Railway]]
|1860 May 23
|BG [[Jalarpet]] to [[Tiruppattur]] section opened
==Further Information==
|Constructed by MR
See '''[[Madras Railway ]]''' up to 31 Dec 1907
|1874 became part of SIR 'BG Mainline'
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then '''[[South Indian Railway ]]''' from 1 Jan 1908
|1861 Feb 1
|BG [[Tiruppattur]] to [[Salem]] section opened
== References ==
|Constructed by MR
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|1874 became part of SIR 'BG Mainline'
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[[Category:Railways]]
|1861 Mar 12
[[Category:State Railways]]
|BG [[Tirur]] to Kadalundi section opened
|Constructed by MR
|1874 became part of SIR 'BG Mainline'
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|1861 May 1
|BG Kuttipuram to [[Tirur]] section opened
|Constructed by MR
|1874 became part of SIR 'BG Mainline'
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|1861 Jul 15
|First BG train ran from [[Negapatam]] to [[Tiruvallur]]
|Operated by GSIR
|Became SIR 1874; converted to MG 1875 as part of SIR 'MG Madras-Tuticorin' Mainline'
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|1861 Dec 1
|BG [[Salem]] to [[Sankaridrug]] section opened
|Constructed by MR
|.........
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|1861 Dec 2
|First BG train ran from [[Negapatam]] to [[Tanjore]]
|Operated by GSIR
|Became SIR 1874; converted to MG 1875 as part of SIR 'MG Madras-Tuticorin' Mainline'
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|1862 Mar 11
|BG [[Tanjore]] to [[Trichinopoly]] extension opened
|Constructed & operated by GSIR
|Became SIR 1874; converted to MG 1875 as part of SIR 'MG Madras-Tuticorin' Mainline'
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|1862 Apr 14
|BG [[Podanur]] to [[Pattambi]] section opened
|Constructed & operated by GSIR
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Revision as of 08:33, 29 January 2018
Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline
Constructed as a Broad Gauge line connecting Jalarpet to Mangalore. Owned and worked by Madras Railway (MR) up to 31 Dec 1907, then transferred to South Indian Railway.The total length of the line was 417 miles(617km) and with two branches 446 miles(717km)
The following is based on the “Administration Report on Railways 1918”[1] and the "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951"[2].
