Villupuram-Trichinopoly Railway

The Villupuram-Trichinopoly Railway is referred to in the India Office Records for the year 1923, see ‘Records’ below.

This railway was part of the South Indian Railway(SIR) network which had its headquarters and railway hub at Trichinopoly. Villupuram was also a major railway station.

This record requires examination – this survey could involve either the realignment of the existing line or a totally new line to cope with increasing traffic.

Records

An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway gives the following:-

• V/27/722/28; “Krishnamachari, S, Report showing result of traffic investigation in regard to the best alignment of a railway line connecting Villupuram and Trichinopoly. c.1923”