Suramangalam-Salem Railway

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The Suramangalam-Salem Railway was sanctioned for construction by the South Indian Railway Company (SIR) on behalf of the District Board of Salem in March 1915. The short broad gauge(BG) line linking Suramangalam to Salem was 4 miles(7 Km) in length. [1]

The line opened 1917-18 and was worked by South Indian Railway(SIR) as part of its network. [2]

Further Information

See South Indian Railway

References

  1. "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 137; Retrieved 13 Feb 2016
  2. "Indian Railway Mileage 1910-17" Spreadsheet available at dsal.uchicago.edu/statistics/1910_excel/1910.125.XLS