Mayavaram-Tranquebar Railway

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The Mayavaram-Tranquebar Railway was a 19 mile (30km) metre gauge(MG) line linking the former Danish settlement of Tranquebar+ with Mayavaram+ where it connected with the South Indian Railway(SIR) mainline [1]

The line opened in 1902 and ran to Porear Road+ Station to the south of of Tranquebar; the line closed in 1999. [2]


+ Tranquebar is now called Tharangambadi

+ Mayavaram is now called Mayiladuthurai

+ Porear Road is now called Poravar Road

References

  1. ↑ “The Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway” by the South Indian Railway Company Ltd , first published by Higgenbottom, Madras 1900; Retrieved 28 Dec 2015
  2. ↑ "The Hindu Newspaper" 26 January 2012; Retrieved 28 Dec 2015
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