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{{Line Railways Infobox
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|description= [[Negapatam]] to [[Erode]]
|gauge1= Broad gauge
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|date1= 1858
|date1details= Formed as Guaranteed Railway
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|date5= 1872
|date5details= Merged to form [[South Indian Railway]]
|presidency= [[Madras]]
|stations= [[Trichinopoly]]
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The '''Great Southern of India Railway''' (GSIR) was formed in 1858 for "the construction and working of a railway from Negapatam to Trichinopoly, with branches to Saelm and Tuticorin - total, about 300 miles. Capital 500,000''l''. (for the works at present authorized to be proceeded with, - viz., the line from Negapatam to Trichinopoly). Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent." (1)
== Characteristics History ==
The line from [[Negapatam]] to [[Trichinopoly]] was completed by March 1862 to broad gauge standards and opened to traffic. In 1868, the GSIR line reached [[Erode]], connecting to the [[Madras Railway]]. In 1872, the GSIR merged with with the [[Carnatic Railway]], built to metre gauge, to form the [[South Indian Railway]].
