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==SIR Railway Network==
'''South Indian Railway - Lines Owned and Worked''' - a sub section of the main '''[[South Indian Railway]]''' page
''See separate pages for further information''
 
===Railways amalgamated to form SIR===
'''First Amalgamation 1872'''
*[[Great Southern of India Railway]](GSIR), broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]),  opened 1861. Merged with [[Carnatic Railway|Carnatic Railway Company]] to form SIR, 1872; and subsequently converted to metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) as part of the SIR '[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline]]' MG Network.
*[[Carnatic Railway]]. Took over [[Indian Tramway Co.]], 1870; merged with the [[Great Southern of India Railway]] to form SIR, 1872.
**[[Indian Tramway Co.]], opened 1865. Formerly [[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway]] which failed in 1870 and taken over by [[Carnatic Railway]].
 
'''Second Amalgamation 1908'
*[[Madras Railway]](MR) was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) network that was constructed, owned and worked by MR up to 31 Dec 1907. On 1 Jan 1908 the 'Southern Section' was transferred to SIR. This Section from [[Jalarpet]] had opened 1860-61;  extended to [[Calicut]], 1888 and finally to [[Mangalore]], 1907. Line length 417 miles(671km). Upon amalgamation this became the SIR '[[Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline]]'.
**[[Mettupalaiyam Branch Line]]. Constructed, owned and worked by MR up to 31 Dec 1907, then transferred to SIR. Podanor Junction to Coimbatore and Mettupalaiyam. Opened 1873, 26 miles(41km) ) 
**[[Palghat Branch Line]]. Palakkad Junction(Olavakode) to [[Palghat]]. Constructed, owned and worked by MR up to 31 Dec 1907, then transferred to SIR. Opened 1888, 2.5 miles(4km)
 
At this time the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) lines north of [[Katpadi]] were relinquished and became part of the newly formed '[[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]'. SIR only retained the [[Villupuram-Katpadi Extension Railway]]
 
Following these amagamations the SIR network was broken into two Divisions:-


===Metre Gauge Division===
===Metre Gauge Division===

Revision as of 09:06, 4 February 2018

South Indian Railway - Lines Owned and Worked - a sub section of the main South Indian Railway page

Metre Gauge Division

Madras-Tuticorin Mainline, the metre gauge MG) Mainline and Branches, developed from the ex-GISR lines which were converted to MG and continued to be expanded over the years by SIR

From Madras the MG Mainline ran southwards with the its branches:-

Broad Gauge Division

District Board Lines worked by SIR

The following metre gauge MG) lines were worked by SIR under arrangements with District Boards

Lines worked by SIR at some time

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