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|date1= 1872
|date1details= SIR formed Formed from merger of [[Carnatic Railway]] and [[Great Southern of India Railway]]
|date2= 1874
|date2details= Renamed [[South Indian Railway]]
|presidency= [[Madras]]
|stations= [[Trichinopoly]]
|successor1= 1891|successor1details= Worked by South Indian Railway Company
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== Characteristics History ==
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. Ownership of the SIR passed to the GoI on 31 December 1890. Management of the SIR passed to the GoI on 1 April 1944. In 1951, the SIR became a constituent part of the Southern Railway (within Indian Railways).
