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==BG Lines - owned and worked by Madras Railway (MR)==
*'''Madras-Jalapet SW Mainline'''. Opened from Veyasarpandy Vyasarpadi (2 miles from Madras City) to [[Arkonam]] junction and Walajah Road ([[Arcot]]), opened 1856; extended via Katpadi,Gudiyattam, Ambur, Vaniyaambadi reaching [[Jalarpet]] Junction, 1860. The 2 mile(3.2km) link to Madras City opened 1873. Total 132 miles(212km) <ref name=Admin81>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n89/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 81 (pdf 90)]; Retrieved 28 Nov 2016</ref>.**'Rayauram Branch pBranch Line'. Veyasarpandy Vyasarpadi (2 miles from Madras City) to RayauramRoyapuram, 2 miles(3.2km) opened 1856; extended to Beach 1 mile, 1900 and Washermenpet to Madras Basin Bridge, 1 mile(1.6km), 1907 <ref name=Admin81/>.
**'[[Walajah Road-Ranipet Railway|Ranipet Branch Line]]'. Walajah Road ([[Arcot]]) branchline linking [[Ranipet]] to mainline 4 miles(6.5km), 1899 <ref name=Admin81/>.
**'Bangalore Branch Line'. [[Jalarpet]] Junction via [[Bowringpet]] to [[Bangalore]] Cantonment, 1864; extended a further 3 miles to [[Bangalore]] City, 1882. Total 87 miles(140km) <ref name=Admin81/>..
*'''Arkonam-Raichur NW Mainline'''. [[Arkonam]] Junction via Nagari, Puttur to Renigunta, 1862; extended via Reddipalle to Cuddapah, 1865; extended via Muddanuru, Tadpatri, Gooty, Tungabhadra to [[Raichur]], 1871. Total 308 miles(496km) ) <ref name=Admin82>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n90/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 82 (pdf 91)]; Retrieved 28 Nov 2016</ref>.
*'''Madras-Waltair NE Mainline'''. Washermonpet (Northern Madras) to Gudor, 1896-99; Gudor to [[Nellore]], constructed by [[South Indian Railway|SIR]] as [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] 1888, handed over to MR and converted to [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] 1899; [[Nellore]] via Kistna Canal to [[Bezwada]], 1897-98; [[Bezwada]][(later named Vijayawada) to [[Waltair]] was part of [[East Coast State Railway]] and passed to MR in 1901, the section Kovvur, [[Rajahmundry]], Samalkot Junction had been opened in 1893 and had reached [[Waltair]] in 1900. Washermonpet (Northern Madras) was connected Madras Basin Bridge in 1907 where it joined the ‘Rayauram ‘Royauram Branch Line’ via Veyasarpandy to Madras CityCentral Station. Total 483 miles(777km) <ref name=Admin82/>.
**'Samalkot Junction-Cocanada Branch Line'. Samalkot Junction to Cocanada, 10 miles(16km), opened 1893 <ref name=Admin82/>, a branch from the former SMR line to Cocanada Port, important for coconut export s, hence name. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakinada Wikipedia “Kakinada”)]; Retrieved 28 Nov 2016</ref>.
**'Waltair-Vizagapatam Branch Line', also known as the . From [[Waltair]] Station to the town of [[Vizagapatam]], 2.2 miles(3.2km) <ref name=Admin82/>.
