Shoranur-Cochin Railway
The Shoranur-Cochin Railway was constructed in 1902. The metre gauge(MG) line linked Shoranur to the Ernakulam Terminus in Cochin(Kochi), a distance of 62 miles (100km). [1] [2]
The railway and the Cochin Bridge were funded by the Shri Rama Varma Thampuran, the farsighted 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. [3] [4] [5]
The line was owned by the Princely Cochin State but worked by South Indian Railway(SIR).
It was only in 1938 that the Cochin Harbour Extension Railway was opened as an extension to the Shoranur-Cochin Railway. [6] [7]
References
- ↑ IRFCA "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947); 1902". Retrieved on 7 Dec 2015.
- ↑ " 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
- ↑ Blog "Cochin Bridge" Retrieved 9 Dec 2015
- ↑ IRFCA "History of Indian Railways, part 3; 1938" Retrieved 9 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia "Cochin Harbour Extension" Retrieved 9 Dec 2015