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‘[[Salem-Vriddhachalam  Railway]]’, 86 miles(138km), opened 1931 from Salem to Vriddhachalam .  The first 3.9miles(6.3km) from Salem Junction to Salem Town had opened in 1917 and described as the ‘[[Suramangalam-Salem Railway]]’, owned by  the Salem District Board as a BG line and converted to mixed gauge (MG and BG) in 1931.
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‘[[Salem-Vriddhachalam  Railway]]’, 86 miles(138km), opened 1931 from Salem to Vriddhachalam .  The first 3.9miles(6.3km) from Salem Junction to Salem Town had opened in 1917 and described as the ‘[[Suramangalam-Salem Railway]]’, owned by  the Salem District Board as a BG line and converted to mixed gauge (MG and BG) in 1931. Part of the ‘[[South Indian Railway]] ‘SIR Metre Gauge’
 
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Latest revision as of 15:09, 8 October 2020

Salem-Vriddhachalam Railway’, 86 miles(138km), opened 1931 from Salem to Vriddhachalam . The first 3.9miles(6.3km) from Salem Junction to Salem Town had opened in 1917 and described as the ‘Suramangalam-Salem Railway’, owned by the Salem District Board as a BG line and converted to mixed gauge (MG and BG) in 1931. Part of the ‘South Indian Railway ‘SIR Metre Gauge’ [1]

Further Informaion

See separate page SIR Metre Gauge

References