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[[File:South Indian Railway Network - 1908''See separate pages for further information''.png|thumb|South Indian Railway Network - 1908]]
*''See separate pages for further information''.* ‘[[Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline]]'''’, the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) Mainline and branches; from the Madras Railway - Northern Section ''(referred to above, see also [[Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline|separate page)]]''**‘[[Mettupalaiyam Branch Line]] from ’ BG linefrom [[Podanur]] via [[Coimbatore]] to [[Mettupalaiyam]] **‘[[Palghat Branch Line]] ’ BG line from Palakkad Junction(Olavakode) to [[Palghat°°*‘[[Suramangalam-Salem Railway]]’. BG, District Board owned, opened 1917-18, worked by SIR ''(not included in 'District Board Lines' below)''
1931 Map and info added to ‘Metre Gauge Division’
'''South Indian Railway - Lines Owned and Worked''' - a sub section of the main '''[[South Indian Railway]](SIR)''' page
[[File:South Indian Railway Network - 1908.png|thumb|South Indian Railway Network - 1908]]
[[File:South Indian Railway Network - 1931.png|thumb|South Indian Railway Network - 1931]]
===Metre Gauge Division===
'''[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline]]''', the metre gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) Mainline and Branches, developed from the ex-[[Great Southern of India Railway]](GISR) lines which were converted to MG and continued to be expanded over the years by SIR
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From [[Madras]] the MG Mainline ran southwards with the its Branches:-
* ‘[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline|Madras‘Madras-Chingleput Section’]] - Mainline
** ‘[[Arkonam Branch Line]]’ from [[Chingleput]] to [[Arkonam]]
* '[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline|Chingleput‘Chingleput-Villupuram Section’]] - Mainline
** ‘[[Villupuram-Guntakal State Railway]]’ from [[Villupuram]] to [[Katpadi]] and on to [[Guntakal]]
** ‘[[Pondicherry Branch (SIR)|Pondicherry ‘Pondicherry Branch LineLine’]]’ from [[Villupuram]] to [[Pondicherry]]* ‘[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline|Villupuram‘Villupuram-Cuddalore Section’]] - Mainline
** ‘[[Cuddalore Wharf Branch Line]]’ from [[Cuddalore]]
** ‘[[Capper Quarry Branch Line]]’ from [[Cuddalore]]
* ‘[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline|Cuddalore-Mayavaram Section’]] - Mainline* ‘[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline|Mayavaram‘Mayavaram-Tanjore Section’]] - Mainline
** ‘[[Pulliarpati Quarry Branch Line]]’ from [[Tanjore]]
** ‘[[Nagore Branch Line]]’ from [[Tanjore]] to [[Negapatam]] and [[Nagore]]
* ‘[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline|Tanjore‘Tanjore-Trichinopoly Section’]] - Mainline
** ‘[[Erode Branch Line]]’ from [[Trichinopoly]] to [[Erode]]
* ‘[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline|Trichinopoly‘Trichinopoly-Madura Section’]] - Mainline
** ‘[[Madura-Pamban Railway]]’ from [[Madura]] to [[Mandapam]] and [[Rameswaram]]
** ‘[[Tuticorin Branch Line]]’ from [[Madura]] to [[Tuticorin]]
** ‘[[Livingopuram Salt Branch Line]]’ from [[Tuticorin]]
* ‘[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline|Madura‘Madura-Maniyachi Section’]] - Mainline
** ‘[[Tinnevelly Branch Line]]’ from [[Maniyachi]] to [[Tinnevelly]]
** ‘[[Tinnevelly-Quilon Railway]]’ from [[Tinnevelly]] to [[Quilon]]
** ‘[[Quilon-Trivandrum Extension Railway]]’ from [[Quilon]] to [[Trivandrum]]
Later MG Developments, see 1931 Map
* ‘[[Villupuram-Trichinopoly Railway ]]’, 100½ miles(178km), opened in 1928-29
===Broad Gauge Division===
===District Board Lines worked by SIR===
''See separate pages for further information''.
The following metre gauge [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) lines were worked by SIR under arrangements with District Boards
* ‘[[Tanjore District Board Railway]]'. The first District Board line, formed 1900 by raising funds to construct feeder line; worked by SIR.
===Lines worked by SIR at some time===
''See separate pages for further information''.
* ‘[[Karaikkal-Peralam Railway]]', opened 1898. Financed by French Govt, constructed by [[Great Southern of India Railway]]; SIR branchline which connected the French enclave of [[Karikal|Karaikkal]] with the rest of British India at [[Peralam]], absorbed into SIR.
* ‘[[Pondicherry Railway]]', opened 1879. French enclave; railway worked by SIR
==Further Information==
See '''[[South Indian Railway|South Indian Railway Main Page]]'''
<br>and each separate Individual Page
[[Category:Railways]]
