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The '''Tirupattur-Krishnagiri Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line constructed by [[Madras Railway]](MR) as a famine protection line, it opened in 1905. The MR merged with [[Southern Mahratta Railway]](SMR) to form the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR) in 1908.
The line connected [[Tirupattur]] to [[Krishnagiri]], a length of 25 miles(40km) and opened in 1905. "The line was the property of Government, on whose behalf it was worked by the former [[Madras Railway]](MR) Company up to 31st December 1907. With effect from 1st January 1908 it was made over to the [[South Indian Railway]](SIR) Company for maintenance and working
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 151]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref>
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