Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline
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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
- 1860-61 Jalarpet to Salem. Via Tiruppattur and Morappur
- 1861-62 Salem to Kadalundi (9 miles/15km short of Calicut). Via Sankaridrug, Erode Junction (connection with SIR metre gauge 'Erode Branch'), Podanur, Palakkad Junction(Olavakode), Pattambi, Kuttippuram and Tirur
- 1901-04 Calicut-Azhikal Extension to Azhikal. Via Badagara, Tellicherry and Cannanore
- 1907 Azhikal-Mangalore Extension reached Mangalore. Via Hosdrug, Kasaragod and Kumbla.
Branch Lines
- 1868 Palghat Branch Line from Palakkad Junction(Olavakode)
- 1873 Mettupalaiyam Branch Line from Podanur
Further Information
See Madras Railway up to 31 Dec 1907
then South Indian Railway from 1 Jan 1908
References
- ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 136 (pdf 145); Retrieved 29 Jan 2018
- ↑ Southern Railway Heritage Centre "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951"; 'Events at a Glance' page 273-278