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Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline

Constructed as a Broad Gauge line connecting Jalarpet to Mangalore. Owned and worked by Madras Railway (MR) up to 31 Dec 1907, then transferred to South Indian Railway.The total length of the line was 417 miles(617km) and with two branches 446 miles(717km)


The following is based on the “Administration Report on Railways 1918”[1] and the "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951"[2].


Progress in Mainline opening

 
Madras Railway Map 1909, south section


Branch Lines

Further Information

See Madras Railway up to 31 Dec 1907

then South Indian Railway from 1 Jan 1908

References

  1. “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 136 (pdf 145); Retrieved 29 Jan 2018
  2. Southern Railway Heritage Centre "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951"; 'Events at a Glance' page 273-278