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| − | <big>'''South Indian Railway - Lines Owned and Worked''' </big>- a sub section of the main '''[[South Indian Railway]](SIR)''' page
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| − | [[File:South India Railway System 1937 Map.png|600px|right| South Indian Railway System 1937]]
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| − | ==History==
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| − | The following summary is taken from the 1937 ‘History of Indian Railways’<ref name=Hist192>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 192, pdf 233]; Retrieved 27 Sept 2020</ref>.
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| − | The ‘South Indian Railway’ was formed by the amalgamation on 1 July 1874 of the ‘[[Great Southern of India Railway]]’ and the ‘[[Carnatic Railway]]’, which on 1 Jab 1891 was purchased by the State and handed over, together with the ‘[[Villupuram-Guntakal State Railway]]’ for working as one undertaking, to a new company – the ‘South Indian Railway Company’.
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| − | The ‘Dharmavaram-Guntakal Section’ was made over from the SIR to the ‘[[Southern Mahratta Railway]]’ in 1893 which in 1908 became the ‘[[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]’ (M&SMR).
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| − | On 1 Jan 1908 the ‘Jalarpet-Mangalore Section’ of the ‘[[Madras Railway]]’ including the ‘[[Tirupattur-Krishnagiri Railway]]’, the [[Morappur-Dharmapuri Railway| ‘Morappur-Dharmapuri Section’]] and the [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway| ‘Nilgiri Railway’]] were transferred to the ‘South Indian Railway Company’ and at the same time the ‘Katpadi-Dharmaram Section’ and the ‘Pakala-Gudur Section’ were handed over to the M&SMR .
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| − | <br>At the same date the SIR were given running powers over the ‘Madras-Bangalore Section’ of the M&SMR.
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| − | <br>Also the ‘[[Shoranur-Cochin Railway|Shoranur-Cochin Indian State Railway]]’ working was transferred to the SIR from the M&SMR
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| − | ==South Indian Railway System==
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| − | The following is based on the 1937 ‘History of Indian Railways’<ref name=Hist>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ pages 192-213, pdf 233-256]; Retrieved 27 Sept 2020</ref> , and also where extra information is available from the 1918 “Administration Report on Railways” <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n115/mode/1up “Administration Report for Railways” pages 138-152 (pdf 144-160)]; Retrieved 27 Sept 2020</ref>
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| − | The SIR owned and operated an extensive network of railways of mixed gauge,. It was the description applied for the actual ‘SIR Proper’ lines which comprised both broad gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) and metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) lines plus a number of BG ane MG lines on behalf of other parties. In addition the SIR worked two narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) lines on behalf of other parties:-
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| − | The '''‘SIR System‘''' comprised
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| − | * Broad Gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) in 1918 was 450 miles(724km); and by 1937 was 664 miles(1069km)
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| − | * Metre Gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) in 1918 was 1281 miles(2062km); and by 1937 was 1769 miles(2847km)
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| − | * Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) in 1918 was 99 miles(159km); and by 1937 was 99 miles(159km)
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| − | ==SIR Broad Gauge ==
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| − | The Broad Gauge [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) Mainline with branches was originally named the ‘[[Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline ]]’, owned and worked by ‘[[Madras Railway]]’ up to 31 Dec 1907, then transferred on 1 Jan 1908 to the ‘South Indian Railway’(SIR)<ref name=Admin/>. Later development was undertaken by SIR by the addition of Branch lines
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| − | <ref name=Hist192>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ pages 192-194, pdf 233-237]; Retrieved 2 Oct 2020</ref>.
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| − | <br>This formed the actual ‘SIR Broad Gauge’ [[Rail_gauge_#Broad_Gauge|BG]]); other BG railways were worked by SIR and are listed separately and classified as the ‘SIR System Broad Gauge’
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| − | * ‘[[SIR Broad Gauge Mainline]]’, 418 miles(673km), opened in stages from 1861 to 1907 from Jalarpet to Mangalore [[Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline| ''See separate pages for details'' ]]
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| − | ** ‘[[Mettupalaiyam Branch Line]]’, 26 miles(42km), opened 1873 from [[Podanur]] via [[Coimbatore]] to [[Mettupalaiyam]]
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| − | ** ‘[[Palghat Branch Line]]’, 2½ miles(4km), opened 1888 from Palakkad Junction(Olavakode) to [[Palghat]]
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| − | ** ‘[[Erode Branch Line]]’, 88 miles(142km), opened 1862-67 from Trichinoply Junction to Erode originally as a BG line but was converted to metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) in 1879. Reconverted to BG in 1920
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| − | ** [[Shoranur-Nalambur Railway | ‘Nilambur Branch Line’]], 41 miles(68km) , opened 1927 from Shoranur to Nilambur Road. Also described as the ‘[[Shoranur-Nalambur Railway]]'.
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| − | ** [[Salem-Metur-Dam Railway |’Salem-Mettur Dam Branch’]], 23 miles(39km), opened 1929 from Salem to Mettur Dam and included the assisted siding from Mechori Road to Mettur Dam
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| − | ===SIR System Broad Gauge===
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| − | In addition to the actual ‘SIR Broad Gauge’ lines, listed above, the following BG lines were worked by SIR and finally classified as part of the ‘SIR Broad Gauge System’
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| − | * ‘[[Shoranur-Cochin Railway]]'. 65 miles(106km), opened 1902 from Shoraur to Ernakulam as a BG branch line. Funded by the Cochin Durbar and originally worked by the ‘[[Madras Railway]]’, from 1908 made over to the SIR as part of the ‘SIR System’. In 1938 the ‘[[Cochin Harbour Extension Railway]]', opened 1938, a 7 mile(11km) from Cochin to Cochin Harbour
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| − | * ‘[[Suramangalam-Salem Railway]]’, 3.9 miles (6.3km), District Board owned, opened 1917 as a BG line and worked by SIR . This short line converted into mixed gauge by addition of a MG rail in 1931, the MG line being part of the ‘[[Salem-Vriddhachalam Railway]]’ ''See MG Branches below''
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| − | ==SIR Metre Gauge ==
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| − | The following is generally based on the 1937 ‘History of Railways’<ref name=Hist196>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ pages 196-197, pdf 239-240]; Retrieved 2 Oct 2020</ref>
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| − | and formed the actual ‘SIR Metre Gauge’ [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]); other MG railways were worked by SIR and are listed separately and classified as the ‘SIR System Metre Gauge’
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| − | * ‘[[Madras-Dhanushkodi Mainline]]’, 425 miles(684km). opened from Madras to Dhanushkodi opened in stages. 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. From [[Madras]] the Mainline ran southwards via Chingleput, Villupuram , Cuddalore , Mayavaram, Tanjore , Trichinopoly, Madura to Manmadura to Mandapam, where it connected to the [[Pamban Branch Railway| ‘Pamban Railway’]] by way of the ‘[[Pamban Viaduct]]’ with the Island of [[Pambam]] to [[Dhanushkodi ]], from where there was a ferry connection to [[Ceylon]].
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| − | ** ‘[[Arkonam Branch Line]]’, 39 miles(63km), opened 1880-81 from [[Chingleput]] to Conjaeeraram ; the Conjaeeraram th [[Arkonam]] section opened 1865 as a BG line and converted to MG in 1878
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| − | ** [[Villupuram-Katpadi Railway Section| ‘Katpadi Branch Line’]], 99 miles(159km), opened 1890-91 from Villuparam to Katpadi. Originally part of the '[[Villupuram-Guntakal State Railway]]', from 1908 becoming the ‘[[Villupuram-Katpadi Railway Section]]’ final ly to become the [[Villupuram-Katpadi Railway Section| ‘Katpadi Branch Line’]]
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| − | ** ‘[[Pondicherry Branch (SIR)|Pondicherry Branch Line]]’, 10 ½ miles(17km), opened 1879 from [[Villupuram]] to Ginga River including the bridge over the Pondicherry River.
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| − | ** ‘[[Villupuram-Trichinopoly Railway]]’, 108 miles(173km) , opened 1927-29 from Villupuram to Golden Rock (Trichinopoly)
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| − | ** ‘[[Cuddalore-Vriddhachalam Railway]]’, 35 miles(56km), opened 1928 from Cuddalore to Vriddhachalam. The line from Cuddalore Old Town to Wharf, 1½ Miles(2.4km), which had opened 1899 , listed in the 1918 Report was probably absorbed into this line.
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| − | ** ‘[[Salem-Vriddhachalam Railway]]’, 86 miles(138km), opened 1931 from Salem to Vriddhachalam . The first 3.9miles(6.3km) from Salem Junction to Salem Town had opened in 1917 and described as the ‘[[Suramangalam-Salem Railway]]’, owned by the Salem District Board as a BG line and converted to mixed gauge (MG and BG) in 1931.
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| − | ** [[Mayavaram-Tranquebar Railway | ‘Tranquebar Branch Line’]], 18 miles(29km), opened 1926 from Mayavaram to Tranquebar. Also described as the ‘[[Mayavaram-Tranquebar Railway]]’
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| − | ** ‘[[Mayavaram -Arantangi Railway]]’, 99 miles(159km), opened 1894 from Mayavaram Junction to Mutupet Railway. Originally a [[Tanjore District Board Railway|Tanjore Distriict Board]] line described as the ‘[[Mayavaram Mutupet Railway]]’, 53 miles(85km) and extended in 1902-03, a further 46 miles(74km) to [[Arantangi ]].
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| − | ** [[Nidamangalam-Mannargudi Railway| ‘ Mannargudi Branch Line]]’, 8½ miles(14km), opened 1915 from Nidamangalam to Mannargudi. Originally a [[Tanjore District Board Railway|Tanjore Distriict Board]] line. ** ‘[[Tirutturaipundi -Point Calimere Railway]]’, 28 miles(45km), opened 1919 from Tirutturaipundi to Agastiyampalli, 23 miles(37km) and extended a further 5 miles(8km) to Point Calimere in 1930
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| − | ** ‘[[Nagore Branch Line]]’, 53 miles(km), opened 1861 as a BG line from [[Tanjore]] to Nagapatam , and converted to MG in 1875, extended 1899 from Nagapatam to [Nagore]]
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| − | ** ‘[[Trichinopoly-Tuticorin Railway]]’, 195 miles(314km) , from Trichinopoly to Tuticorin. The section from Trichinopoly Junction to Madura , 96 miles(154km) originally was part of the ‘MG Branch Line’, the section from [[Madura]] to [[Tuticorin]], 99 miles(158km) opened in 1876 and was named ‘[[Tuticorin Branch Line]]’
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| − | ** ‘[[Dindigul-Pollachi Railway]]’, 75 miles(121km), opened 1928 from Dindigul to Pollachi
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| − | ** ‘[[Pollachi-Palghat Railway]]’, 34 miles(55km), opened 1928 from Pollach to Palghat
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| − | ** ‘[[Madura-Manamadura Section]]’, 29 miles(47km), opened 1902 from Madura to Manamadura, originally part of the Mainline
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| − | ** ‘[[Madura-Bodinayakanur Railway]]’, 66 miles(106km), opened 1928 from Madura to Bodinayakanur
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| − | ** ‘[[Rameswaram Branch Line]]’, 7 miles(11km), opened 1906 from Pamban to Rameswaram . Originally named the ‘[[Pamban Branch Railway]]’ as part of the ‘‘[[Madras-Dhanushkodi Mainline]]’, detailed above.
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| − | ** ‘[[Virudhunagar-Tenkasi Railway]]’, 75 miles(121km), opened 1927 from Virudhunagar to Tenkasi
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| − | ** ‘[[Tinnevelly Branch Line]]’, 18 miles(30km), opened 1876 from [[Maniyachi]] to [[Tinnevelly]]
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| − | ** ‘[[Pulliarpati Quarry Branch Line]]’ , 4½ miles(7km), opened 1898 from [[Tanjore]] to Pulliarpati Quarry. ''Listed in the 1918 Report - presume abandoned as not listed in the 1937 Report'''
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| − | ** ‘[[Capper Quarry Branch Line]]’, 0.9 mile(1.5km), opened 1900 from [Mainline Junction to Capper Quarry . ''Listed in the 1918 Report - presume abandoned as not listed in the 1937 Report'''
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| − | ** ‘[[Livingopuram Salt Branch Line]]’, 2.4 miles(4km) from Tuticorin to Livingopuram. ''Listed in the 1918 Report - presume abandoned as not listed in the 1937 Report'''
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| − | ===SIR System Metre Gauge ===
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| − | In addition to the actual ‘SIR Metre Gauge’ lines, listed above, the following MG lines were worked by SIR and finally classified as part of the ‘SIR Metre Gauge System’
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| − | * ‘[[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]]', MG, 17 miles(27km), opened 1899 from [[Mettupalaiyam]] to [[Coonoor]]. Initially worked by ‘[[Madras Railway ]] Co’, then from 1908 worked by SIR as part of the ‘SIR System’. The line was extended to [[Ootacamund]] a further 12 miles(19km), was constructed by the Government and opened 1908<ref>ibid page 203 pdf 246 </ref>.
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| − | * ‘[[Karaikkal-Peralam Railway]]', MG, 15 miles(24km), opened 1898 which connected the French enclave of [[Karikal|Karaikkal]] with the rest of British India at [[Peralam]] . Financed by French Govt, constructed by [[Great Southern of India Railway]] and became part of the ‘SIR System’<ref>ibid page 204 pdf 247</ref>.
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| − | * ‘[[Podanur-Pollachi Railway]]', MG, 25 miles(40km), opened 1905. [[Coimbatore |Coimbatore District Board]] owned, worked by SIR as part of the ‘SIR System’ <ref>ibid page 206 pdf 249</ref>.
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| − | * ‘[[Pondicherry Railway]]', MG, 17 miles(27km), opened 1879. Connecting the French enclave of Pondicherry to the ‘SIR Mainline’ at Villupuram, worked by SIR as part of the ‘SIR System’<ref>ibid page 206 pdf 249 </ref>.
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| − | * ‘[[Tinnevelly-Tiruchendur Railway]]’, MG, 38 miles(61km), opened 1923 constructed by the SIR on behalf of the Tinnevelly District Board connecting Tiruchendur to the SIR at Tinnevelly, worked by SIR as part of the ‘SIR System’<ref>ibid page 208 pdf 251</ref>.
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| − | * ‘[[Travancore Railway]]’, MG, originally named the ‘[[Tinnevelly-Quilon Railway]]', comprised two sections worked by SIR as part of the ‘SIR System’ <ref>ibid page 208 and 211 pdf 251 and 254</ref>:-
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| − | ** 'Travancore Railway - British Section' , 50 miles(80km) ,opened 1902-03 from Tinnevelly to frontier of Travancore State.
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| − | **'Travancore Railway - Indian State Section' , 58 miles(93km), opened 1904 from the frontier of Travancore State to Quilon
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| − | ** ‘[[Quilon-Trivandrum Extension Railway]]’, 40 miles(64km), opened 1918 from Quilon to Chakai and further extended in 1931 to Trivandrum Central.
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| − | ==SIR System Narrow Gauge lines worked by SIR==
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| − | The following Narrow Gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) were worked by SIR as part of the ‘SIR NG System’
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| − | * ‘[[Morappur-Hosur Railway]]’, 2ft 6in/762mm [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]], 73 miles(118km), opened 1906 from Morappur to Dharmapuri ; extended from Dharmapuri to Hosur in 1913. Worked by SIR as part of the ‘SIR System’<ref>ibid page 211 pdf 254</ref>
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| − | * ‘[[Tirupattur-Krishnagiri Railway]]' 2ft 6in/762mm [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]], 25 miles(40km), opened 1905 as a famine protection line; worked by ‘[[Madras Railway]]’(MR) until 31 December 1907; then working passed to SIR as part of the ‘SIR System’<ref>ibid page 212 pdf 255</ref>
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| − | * ‘[[Golden Rock- Sircarpalayam Tramway]]’ 2ft/610mm [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] Tramway, 2¾ miles(4.4km) for carrying materials to the water pumping staion. Worked by SIR as part of the ‘SIR System’<ref>ibid page 213 pdf 256</ref>
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| − | ===District Board Lines worked by SIR===
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| − | The following metre gauge [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) lines were worked by SIR under arrangements with [[Category:District Railway Boards|District Boards ]] and finally incorporated into the ‘SIR MG System ‘and included in the above.
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| − | * [[Tanjore District Board Railway| ‘Tanjore District Board Railways’]], the first of District Board Railway, formed by raising funds to construct feeder lines; worked by SIR.:-
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| − | ** ‘‘[[Mayavaram Mutupet Railway]]’, MG, 53 miles(85km) ), opened 1894 from Mayavaram Junction to Mutupet Railway. Originally a [[Tanjore District Board Railway|Tanjore District Board]] line worked by SIR. Extended in 1902-03, a further 46 miles(74km) to [[Arantangi ]] and renamed the ‘[[Mayavaram Arantangi Railway]]’, 99 miles(159km).
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| − | ** [[Nidamangalam-Mannargudi Railway| ‘ Mannargudi Branch Line]]’, MG, 8½ miles(14km), opened 1915 from Nidamangalam to Mannargudi. Originally a [[Tanjore District Board Railway|Tanjore District Board]] line, worked by SIR.
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| − | ** ‘[[Mayavaram-Tranquebar Railway]]', MG, 19 mile(30km) , opened 1926 from Mayavaram to Tranquebar . Originally a [[Tanjore District Board Railway|Tanjore District Board]] line worked by SIR.
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| − | * ‘[[Podanur-Pollachi Railway]]', MG, 25 miles(40km), opened 1905. [[Coimbatore |Coimbatore District Board]] owned, worked by SIR as part of the ‘SIR System’
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| − | * ‘[[Tinnevelly-Tiruchendur Railway]]’, MG, 38 miles(61km), opened 1923 constructed by the SIR on behalf of the Tinnevelly District Board connecting Tiruchendur to the SIR at Tinnevelly, worked by SIR as part of the ‘SIR System’
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| − | * ‘[[Suramangalam-Salem Railway]]’, 3.9 miles (6.3km), Salem District Board owned, opened 1917 as a BG line and worked by SIR . This short line converted into mixed gauge by addition of a MG rail in 1931, the MG line being part of the ‘[[Salem-Vriddhachalam Railway]]’
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| − | ==Further Information==
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| − | See '''[[South Indian Railway|South Indian Railway Main Page]]'''
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| − | <br>and each separate Individual Page
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