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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
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|image= Madras Central Station.jpg
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|caption= ''Madras Central Railway Station''
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|route= [[Madras]] to [[Mangalore]]<br>[[Madras]] to [[Raichur]]<br>[[Madras]] to [[Waltair]]<br>branch from [[Jalarpet]] to [[Bangalore]]
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|gauge1= Broad gauge
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|gauge1details= 904 miles (1905)
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|gauge2= Broad gauge
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|gauge2details= 497 miles (1905) - North East line
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|timeline1date= 1845
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|timeline1details= Company formed
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|timeline2date= 1856
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|timeline2details= First section of line open to traffic
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|timeline5date= 1907
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|timeline5details= Line acquired by State
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|presidency= [[Madras]]
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|stations= [[Bezwada]], [[Calicut]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Erode]], [[Guntakal]], [[Nellore]], [[Rajahmundry]], [[Renigunta]]
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|system1details= Worked by Madras Railway
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|timeline5date= 1907
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|timeline5details= Merged with [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] to form [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]
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|company1details= [[Madras Railway]]
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|company2details= [[Kolar Gold Fields Railway]]
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|company3details= [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]]
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|company4details= [[Shoranur-Cochin Railway]]
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|headquarters= [[Madras]]
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|stations= [[Bezwada]], [[Calicut]], [[Cochin]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Erode]], [[Guntakal]], [[Nellore]], [[Ootacamund]], [[Rajahmundry]], [[Renigunta]]
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|system1date= 1951
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|system1details= Southern Railway {IR zone)
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|gauge1= Broad gauge
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|gauge1details= 1411 miles (1905)
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|gauge2details= 82 miles (1905)
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== Characteristics ==
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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
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== History ==
  
 
Headquartered in Madras, whence its lines radiated, the Madras Railway was built to [[broad guage]]. It was the last [[guaranteed railway]] to fall to Government ownership (31 December 1907). In 1908, it merged with the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] to form the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] (MSMR). The Government took over the management of the MSMR on 1 April 1944. On 14 April 1951, MSMR together with the [[South Indian Railway]] and the [[Mysore State Railway]] became the Southern Railway of Indian Railways.
 
Headquartered in Madras, whence its lines radiated, the Madras Railway was built to [[broad guage]]. It was the last [[guaranteed railway]] to fall to Government ownership (31 December 1907). In 1908, it merged with the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] to form the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] (MSMR). The Government took over the management of the MSMR on 1 April 1944. On 14 April 1951, MSMR together with the [[South Indian Railway]] and the [[Mysore State Railway]] became the Southern Railway of Indian Railways.

Revision as of 23:29, 17 December 2008

Madras Railway
Madras Central Station.jpg
Madras Central Railway Station
Line of route
Madras to Mangalore
Madras to Raichur
Madras to Waltair
branch from Jalarpet to Bangalore
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 904 miles (1905)
Broad gauge 497 miles (1905) - North East line
Timeline
1845 Company formed
1856 First section of line open to traffic
1907 Line acquired by State
Key locations
Presidency Madras
Stations Bezwada, Calicut, Coimbatore, Erode, Guntakal, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Renigunta
System agency
Worked by Madras Railway
How to interpret this infobox
Madras Railway
[[Image:|150px| ]]
System timeline
1907 Merged with Southern Mahratta Railway to form Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Constituent companies / lines
Madras Railway
Kolar Gold Fields Railway
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Shoranur-Cochin Railway
Key locations
Headquarters Madras
Workshops
Major Stations Bezwada, Calicut, Cochin, Coimbatore, Erode, Guntakal, Nellore, Ootacamund, Rajahmundry, Renigunta
Successor system / organisation
1951 Southern Railway {IR zone)
System mileage
Broad gauge 1411 miles (1905)
Metre gauge 82 miles (1905)
Associated auxiliary force
How to interpret this infobox

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


History

Headquartered in Madras, whence its lines radiated, the Madras Railway was built to broad guage. It was the last guaranteed railway to fall to Government ownership (31 December 1907). In 1908, it merged with the Southern Mahratta Railway to form the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (MSMR). The Government took over the management of the MSMR on 1 April 1944. On 14 April 1951, MSMR together with the South Indian Railway and the Mysore State Railway became the Southern Railway of Indian Railways.


Records

There are no Staff agreements held at the British Library in the India Office Records.


Notes

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

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