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At [[Tiruchendur]]  there was an interchange the with the [[Kulasekharapatnam Tissainvillai Light Railway| ‘Tiruchendur-Tissianvilai Light Railway’ which was an extension of the  ‘Kulasekharapatnam Tissianvillai Light Railway’ - ''see separate page'' ]]  
 
At [[Tiruchendur]]  there was an interchange the with the [[Kulasekharapatnam Tissainvillai Light Railway| ‘Tiruchendur-Tissianvilai Light Railway’ which was an extension of the  ‘Kulasekharapatnam Tissianvillai Light Railway’ - ''see separate page'' ]]  
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==Further Information==
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See ''' [[South Indian Railway]] '''
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<br>and '''[[South_Indian_Railway_-_Lines_Owned_and_Worked#District_Board_Lines_worked_by_SIR|SIR District Board Lines Worked]]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 07:49, 14 June 2020

Tinnevelly-Tiruchendur Railway

The Tinnevelly-Tiruchendur Railway was first proposed in 1908, to be a metre gauge(MG) line from Tinnevelly to the pilgrimage site at Tiruchendur [1].

The line was sanctioned for construction in July 1915 by the South Indian Railway(SIR) for the Tinnevelly District Board. The line was to run from Tinnevelly to Tiruchendur, a length of 38 miles (60km); the work that was in progress was "stopped owing to the abnormal conditions on account of the war." [2]

The MG line was finally opened in Feb 1923 as a metre gauge(MG) branch of the Southern Indian Railway(SIR)[3]

At Tiruchendur there was an interchange the with the ‘Tiruchendur-Tissianvilai Light Railway’ which was an extension of the ‘Kulasekharapatnam Tissianvillai Light Railway’ - see separate page

Further Information

See South Indian Railway
and SIR District Board Lines Worked

References

  1. "Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908" Vol 23; page 373; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015
  2. "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 152; Retrieved 14 Feb 2016
  3. ”Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951” by Southern Railway, Chennai, July 2010 page 276