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== History ==
[[File:Trich_Worksheds.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The engineering staff of the SIR worksheds in [[Trichinopoly]] in the 1920s.]]
In 1872, the Carnatic Railway merged with the [[Great Southern of India Railway]]. In 1874, the merged companies were renamed the [[South Indian Railway]]. During the 1870s the existing broad gauge lines were converted to metre gauge.
In 1951, the SIR became a constituent part of '''Southern Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways.
