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The '''Madras Railway''' was formed in 1845 although its first section of line, from [[Madras]] to [[Arcot]], was not opened to traffic until 1 July 1856. In 1859, its object was given as "the construction and working of a railway from Madras to the western coast at [[Beypore]], with branches to [[Bangalore]] and the [[Neilgherries; also of a line from Madras, ''via'' [[Bellary]], to join the line from [[Bombay]] - total, about 820 miles."1

1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.